▲ 208 ▼ The Tiny Ultrabright Laser that Can Melt Steel (spectrum.ieee.org) submitted 2 years ago by ylai@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.world 20 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] MonkderDritte@feddit.de 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) What would you want lidar in cell phones for? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheRealKuni@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MonkderDritte@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) But then you don't want face-melting lasers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DreadPotato@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheRealKuni@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MonkderDritte@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) But then you don't want face-melting lasers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DreadPotato@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MonkderDritte@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) But then you don't want face-melting lasers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DreadPotato@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DreadPotato@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent