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Apple patent highlights future Face ID technique that could scan blood vessels in a user’s face, allow for more accurate identification

This could be interesting. As Apple’s Face ID continues to be developed, it’s been revealed that the company has explored the possibility of scanning the pattern of veins in a user’s face as another form of biometric authentication, one that could potentially tell identical twins apart. On Tuesday, the United States Patent and Trademark Office […]

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Rumor: Next-gen iPhone to feature 3D-sensing front camera system

The next-gen iPhone may feature a revolutionary new front camera and Infrared module capable of sensing the 3D space in front of it. Per analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities, the new components will be able to merge the depth information with the 2D images from the front camera for applications including face recognition, iris […]

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iFixit publishes full teardown of AirPods, reveals possible charging case flaws

The cool cats at iFixit have just published their full teardown of Apple’s new wireless AirPods along with the charging kit that arrives with the unit. Through the teardown, iFixit cites a multitude of closely knit components within the AirPods, along with a few “quality issues” within the charging case that may be the reason […]

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Holiday gift round-up: Part 1

It’s that time of year again, when everyone is scrambling to fill their gift giving list for the holidays, and for those that have tech geeks in their family or other circles, it is getting more and more difficult to find that perfect gift. Thankfully it is also the time when every magazine and blog […]

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Perhaps the Greatest Thing Ever

It’s unassailably cool, a perfect combination of cats, programmable Arduino circuitry, LEDs, Twitter and the shell from your old eMac. Per creator Samuel Cox, you too can develop an eSleeper, which turned a hollowed-out eMac into a bed for his feline. Inside the shell is an Arduino Ethernet connected to an IR sensor, some LEDs […]