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> Private > Soli is not a camera and doesn’t capture any visual images. This is a privacy misconception that really needs to die (something also discussed in the W3C ambient light sensor thread recently on HN frontpage). Sensing involves privacy implications. By. Definition.
I wonder how they phrased it in their patents.
This technology seems promising in the face of his ideas.
So, um, where is the technology that lets my phone float in free space as I execute these gestures, like in the video?
This is a beautiful piece of tech for any ad company looking to collect reaction information to ads (like google): * It works at low power. Turning on the front camera and processing the visual data generated needs large amounts of power. * It can't be blocked as easily as a front facing camera. * People are less aware that they are being surveilled, which makes them less motivated to block it. * Yes, it's not captur…
I can't wait until I get my official Google-Amazon Big Brother living room portrait with built-in Soli and Alexa
Good lord... this is a really cool piece of technology and half the comments here are just complaints that it will enable better ad tracking or erode privacy or that touch screens are good enough. This is HN. This is cool technology . Can we just stop to appreciate what cool new interfaces or game concepts we might be able to build with this, rather than jumping on the knee-jerk Google hate train?
I agree. I completely understand privacy criticism but we don't need to fill the whole thread with unsubstantial sarcasm.
This is a beautiful piece of tech for any ad company looking to collect reaction information to ads (like google): * It works at low power. Turning on the front camera and processing the visual data generated needs large amounts of power. * It can't be blocked as easily as a front facing camera. * People are less aware that they are being surveilled, which makes them less motivated to block it. * Yes, it's not captur…
I wonder if that's proximity sensors or always-on gesture recognition doing image processing off the front camera. Either way, gesturing left/right/up/down doesn't seem to add more than touching the device. My Moto G6 has that now, using the fingerprint sensor as a directional swipe button, love it.
they specifically point out on the page that it's not a camera, doesn't capture any visual images, even works through some solid materials, and can sense in all directions around the device. This looks literally perfect for something like a smart display. I have a google home smart display on my desk, and I like to keep it back far enough that it's a bit of a reach to touch the screen and interact with it. If i could…
Sell it standalone, and people have to really want to play with it.
Sell it in an already-portable form-factor that is also a phone, and the activation energy to try it is lower; if it doesn't work, at least you have a working top-model phone.