ylai to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoThe Tiny Ultrabright Laser that Can Melt Steelspectrum.ieee.orgexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1201arrow-down13cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fansintegrated_photonics
arrow-up1198arrow-down1external-linkThe Tiny Ultrabright Laser that Can Melt Steelspectrum.ieee.orgylai to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square19fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fansintegrated_photonics
minus-squareMonkderDritte@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·7 months agoWhat would you want lidar in cell phones for?
minus-squareTheRealKuni@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 months ago What would you want lidar in cell phones for? iPhone uses LiDAR for range-finding on its rear cameras, and for 3D facial imaging on its front-facing “FaceID” camera.
minus-squareMonkderDritte@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 months agoBut then you don’t want face-melting lasers.
minus-squareDreadPotato@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·7 months ago But then you don’t want face-melting lasers. Now hold on…I can see that being useful too. Two consecutive failed face IDs? BAM!!!* face melting laser on the (probably) unauthorized person trying to access your phone.
What would you want lidar in cell phones for?
iPhone uses LiDAR for range-finding on its rear cameras, and for 3D facial imaging on its front-facing “FaceID” camera.
But then you don’t want face-melting lasers.
Now hold on…I can see that being useful too. Two consecutive failed face IDs? BAM!!!* face melting laser on the (probably) unauthorized person trying to access your phone.