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A new patent filing (number 20200285314) hints that Face ID may be finally coming to the Mac. In the patent application, Apple says there are instances where user interaction with the computing devices would be enhanced if the user didn’t physically provide input to the computing devices, but instead the computing devices were to take…
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Based on an Apple patent revealed by the US Patent and Trademark Office, it looks like Apple intends to finally bring Face ID biometric authentication to Macs. William Gallagher for AppleInsider: “Light Recognition Module for Determining a User of a Computing Device,” US Patent No. 20200097747, is chiefly concerned with adding Face ID to MacBooks,…
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The all-new MacBook Pro features a 16-inch Retina display, blazing fast performance, a new Magic Keyboard and six-speaker sound system. Apple continues to work on both Touch ID and Face ID biometric security and today was awarded a patent for a fingerprint reader that could be embedded into a display. Ben Lovejoy for 9to5Mac: The…
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“Noted KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo released a research report today in which he outlined further expectations for Apple’s 2017 iPhone, including new biometric identification technology as well as the necessity of a new design to provide better structural support for a flexible OLED display with 3D Touch capability,” Tim Hardwick reports for MacRumors. “Kuo…
“Apple’s introduction of Touch ID was made by Vice President of Marketing Phil Schiller during an iPhone media event on September 10, 2013,” Jack Purcher reports for Patently Apple. “Today, a new Biometrics related patent surfaced in Europe with a whole new approach to bringing biometric ID to the Apple Watch,” Purcher reports. “Apple invention…
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