I think they're getting all their AI and features ready for Apple Glass. After all, it'd be really cool to get real-time "image recognition" from apple Glass, maybe paired with the iPhone still, but it'd still be amazing! Devin Prater sent from Gmail.
On Tue, Nov 3, 2020 at 12:14 AM Simon A Fogarty <si...@blinky-net.com> wrote: > I'm glad I live in New Zealand! > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of > Christopher Chaltain > Sent: Tuesday, 3 November 2020 4:00 pm > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: iPhones can now tell blind users where and how far away > people are > > This feature doesn't have to just be used while you're walking around. It > can be used when you're sitting in a restaurant or standing in a line. > Plus, there's just something to be said for getting a new feature like this > out into the wild before every scenario has been addressed. Let those who > can use it start using it while others figure out how to take advantage of > a new innovative feature. > > -- > Christopher (AKA CJ) > Chaltain at Gmail > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of > > Simon A Fogarty > > Sent: Monday, November 2, 2020 4:12 PM > > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > > Subject: RE: iPhones can now tell blind users where and how far away > > people are > > > > Wayne, > > > > I agree that it's an interesting feature, But do wonder about how best > > it will be used by people and I mean all users not just the sight > impaired. > > > > The holding the phone in front of me would be my concern or first > > concern, However if you could pair this feature with a device such as > > or for example the google glasses or if apple had a device of similar > > type, Then I might be more interested in it. > > > > So a headset like was mentioned with Data from star trek, Pairing > > with the iPhone feature for distance, I think would more interest me. > > > > Just a thought. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of > > Wayne Merritt > > Sent: Tuesday, 3 November 2020 4:55 am > > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > > Subject: Re: iPhones can now tell blind users where and how far away > > people are > > > > To respond to the original post, I think it's an interesting concept > > being able to tell where and how far away people are with your phone. > > To those concerned about one walking around with their phones out, I > > have done this anyway when using the Aira app. One of my colleagues is > > very excited about this general ability with the iPhone 12 Pro for the > > accessibility benefits. I think it is interesting, however I also > > think it is interesting the new iPhone is getting a feature that many > > people are not going to use because they're at home due to the virus. > > It seems like the iPhone 12 in general has some test features in it > > which are not widely available, such as 5G and this new people > > detection. I'm going to wait for them to more fully develop in next > > year's phone. I would be interested to hear any podcasts from any > > brave soul who has purchase the iPhone 12 Pro and is willing to > demonstrate the new people detection feature. > > > > Wayne Merritt > > > > On 10/31/20, h.begum99 via VIPhone <viphone@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > > That would be great, wouldn’t it? I want his visor as well!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf > > Of > > > Sieghard Weitzel > > > Sent: 31 October 2020 05:32 > > > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > > > Subject: RE: iPhones can now tell blind users where and how far away > > > people are > > > > > > > > > > > > Forget it, I want at least Geordi La Forge's visor if not his ocular > > > prosthetics, a silly iPhone 12 Pro won't cut it. > > > > > > And for those who are not Star Trek fans, Geordi is one of the main > > > characters in Start Trek The Next Generation, he was blind from > > > birth, but became Chief Engineer on the Enterprise under Captain > Jean-Luc Picard. > > > > > > > > > > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > > > <viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On > > > Behalf Of karuna Chopra > > > Sent: Friday, October 30, 2020 10:22 PM > > > To: ViPhone <viphone@googlegroups.com > > > <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > > > > Subject: iPhones can now tell blind users where and how far away > > > people are > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi! This sounds quite promising! What is everybody’s view on its > > > practical use for us? > > > > > > > > > > > > The lidar in the iPhone 12 Pro shows up in this infrared video. Each > > > dot reports back the precise distance of what it reflects off of. > > > > > > First, it tells the user whether there are people in view at all. If > > > someone is there, it will then say how far away the closest person > > > is in feet or meters, updating regularly as they approach or move > > > further away. The sound corresponds in stereo to the direction the > > > person is in the > > camera’s view. > > > > > > Second, it allows the user to set tones corresponding to certain > distances. > > > For example, if they set the distance at six feet, they’ll hear one > > > tone if a person is more than six feet away, another if they’re > > > inside that > > range. > > > After all, not everyone wants a constant feed of exact distances if > > > all they care about is staying two paces away. > > > > > > The third feature, perhaps extra useful for folks who have both > > > visual and hearing impairments, is a haptic pulse that goes faster > > > as a person gets closer. > > > > > > Last is a visual feature for people who need a little help > > > discerning the world around them, an arrow that points to the > > > detected person on the screen. 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