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New MacBook Pros and iMac Feature Upgraded Cameras With 'Center Stage' and 'Desk View' Support
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Why are you asking us? You're the time travel, Mac Fly. You tell us when to expect it 🤣
that's the same reason why I like Touch ID on everything, including iPhones and iPads, but Face ID defenders get riled up about it every time someone says that for iPhone/iPad
The notch makes sense only if they have added face ID.
Otherwise I've seen PC laptops with thin bezels without resorting to the notch design
Not to mention that it would require more space than the thinness of the screen on a laptop allows. Physics says no.
Thanks for
Also, is the lady in the OP working in a zoo? What’s with all the cage walls.
Thanks for the explanation! Wondering though how large the target audience for this feature is. Can’t think of many typical MBP buyers working with work-relevant stuff on their desk that they don’t have digitized.
Also, is the lady in the OP working in a zoo? What’s with all the cage walls.
It would be less of an insult if they omitted the built-in camera and offered an external model. Most users hold on to displays for a long time, and an external camera is upgradeable, and optional for those who don't need or want one to begin with.
xps 13/15 got some pretty thin top bezels. Is it as thin as Apple's? maybe not, but it's thin enough and definitely thinner than the notch
They have thin bezels on the left and right, but at the top, it’s more like a cm. The area of the XPS 15 is 16:10, minus the Taskbar. The area under the notch is 16:10, so it makes the entire screen content (because the menu bar is moved up and out of the way).
Totally agree with this. If they do essentially downgrade the MacBook Pro because of this I expect some major backlash. Can't imagine Apple would let this happen. That garbage camera in the Studio Display should be recalled.
Due a faulty carburettor I can only hit 86 mph. A new carburettor is back at the dealer in 1988.
Am I really the only person who isn’t thrilled with better cameras capturing my non-perfect visage and broadcasting it all over creation?
Are you German?
FaceID in iPhone exists for more than ten years and “accidentally” authorizations are prevent by a double-click of the power button.
Never used Apple Pay or the App Store?
I think for that price a notebook should have an iPhone level camera. The same is true for the iPad Pro. Of course that would make the display thicker, but that additional space could be used for other components.
Software can be compromised. Touch ID works for Macs because you have a hardware key that can't be spoofed.
So you'd have a largely redundant key sitting on the keyboard just for FaceID authorisations? Not exactly elegant.
I consider it a feature that generally my camera hides the messy state of my desk...
It would be interesting to know what the true reason behind the lack of Face ID for the Mac is.
Perhaps there's a technical or some UX limitation there we don't know about, or perhaps Apple is concerned about the additional increase in BOM. Whatever the case may be, l hope we see it sooner rather than later.