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I'm assuming it's coming in the next version of iOS, because you _can_ get access to the faceid depth data in a useful format.
I've had a play around with the new ipad. The big problem is (as far as I can see), absolutely no way for a developer to get access to the underlying depth data. I'm assuming it's coming in the next version of iOS, because you _can_ get access to the faceid depth data in a useful format.
Unfortunately for someone like me who’s not enthusiastic about photography at all and takes maybe a dozen photos a year, every time I buy a new iPhone or in this case an iPad Pro I feel like I’m wasting hundreds of bucks on a camera I’m not really gonna take advantage of.
> This is the first time a new imagining capture technology has appeared on iPad before iPhone.
I believe that should read "... imaging ..."
If anyone from Halide is reading this there's a slight typo in the copy: > This is the first time a new imagining capture technology has appeared on iPad before iPhone. I believe that should read "... imaging ..."
Unfortunately for someone like me who’s not enthusiastic about photography at all and takes maybe a dozen photos a year, every time I buy a new iPhone or in this case an iPad Pro I feel like I’m wasting hundreds of bucks on a camera I’m not really gonna take advantage of.
They could delete the camera and related sensors and it would not appreciably affect the price of the tablet. The camera is probably something like 5 bucks in quantity, and I doubt the "LIDAR" sensor is particularly expensive either.
Are the demos impressive in a way I'm failing to spot? It still seems about on par with others and still has plenty of noise in the pop art chair and kitchen. I was hoping this would put the magic leap to shame but it doesn't seem much better.
I knew I recognized that name! Sebastiaan de With, who famously (in my mind) traveled from SF to the north shore of Alaska. I looked that post up the other day, from 2014, because I have a nice camera and a KLR - and I dream. [1] When I read the iPad Pro announcement, the trifecta of Real Keyboard/iPadOS improvement/LiDAR got my attention. With the pandemic, I have found myself working with laptop actually in my lap,…
I would be curious to know if this could be used (with a heavy dose of software and a rotating mount) to replace a Matterport scanner for real estate agents. That would be a $2495-$3995 cost for device, a fixed cost of $19-$29 per house walkthrough and a $49-$149/mo hosting fee. Seems like a boatload of cash could be made for a first-to-market product here.
How common are those? I've looked at a lot of properties and am yet to run across a 3D scan, but it may be very location dependent/value of property.