iphone 5 with 3d camera and displayA report on an Apple patent filing for 3D camera technology reignites the long standing rumor that the
iPhone 5 could feature a 3D camera in 2012. Is adding 3D camera technology to the iPhone necessary?
The tech media is running with a story this morning about a recent Apple patent registration fr some 3D camera technology. Does this
sound familiar? It is. We’ve been reporting on 3D camera speculation for quite a long time now. Last summer, when all of those purported
iPhone 5 cases with the multiple camera cut-outs were being spotted in Asia, tech bloggers and speculators assumed that they had been
tooled for an iPhone 5 with multiple camera sensors — the necessary layout for a 3D camera-equipped smartphone.
We’ve debated the point of 3D cameras here on the blog. We’ve even talked about whether 3D technology has been properly tested, and
whether it is truly safe for human consumption — particularly if users start viewing 3D media on a daily basis. but if you read our article
from last year about previous 3D camera patents (and their possible pitfalls), you’ll see that 3D technology has been kicking around in the
rumor mill for some time now.
Today’s reports, however, give us a bit of different spin on 3D cameras, and what they could mean for the iPhone 5.
IBT reports that “a tech website cited on Thursday a patent filing in the US Patent and Trademark Office and said Apple could be working
on an advanced camera for mobile devices that could create three-dimensional (3D) models of scanned objects and that the new
development might arrive on future iDevices like the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.”
That “tech website” is the ever-interesting Patently Apple, whose new focus on a 3D camera patent filing from Apple reveals how being
able to take a 3D photo with the iPhone 5 could simply turn out to be a means to a [very cool] end. IBT explains that, because Apple’s plans
for a 3D camera analyze depth perception — a feature that no other 3D camera sensor offers — ”the new 3D cameras could also
recognize facial expressions and gesturing. With the knack to both capture and recreate 3D images, the new imaging system could enhance
the imaging capabilities of the 5 megapixel iSight camera on the new iPad and the 8 megapixel camera found on the iPhone 4S.”
The “end” here would be a further extension of Apple’s interest in giving mobile users incredibly intuitive ways of not only taking pictures,
but also editing, processing, storing, and sharing them. One can only begin to imagine the apps and other related software that could
accompany a camera’ ability to detect and possibly even interpret things like depth and facial expression.
It begins to fit into the larger picture of artificial intelligence.
Of course, it would stand to reason that an iPhone 5 with a 3D camera would necessarily have to include a 3D display to go with it. It is
worth noting that, in addition to 3D camera rumors for the iPhone 5, there have been a fair share of 3D display rumors as well. We recently
highlighted one of them back on January 13th. However, none of the recent display rumors for the iPhone 5 have indicated anything about
3D.
Adding 3D technology in with a larger screen, new form factor, 4G LTE, NFC, iOS 6, and a new processor almost seems like too much to
sell for the iPhone 5. And if the 3D camera and display feature turned out to be mere pastiche of what has already been tried on Android
smartphones, it wouldn’t even seem worth it. But given Apple’s penchant for doing things better than its competitors, it is possible that they
have big plans for 3D technology for the iPhone 5 that would simply blow our minds.
iPhone 5 could feature a 3D camera in 2012. Is adding 3D camera technology to the iPhone necessary?
The tech media is running with a story this morning about a recent Apple patent registration fr some 3D camera technology. Does this
sound familiar? It is. We’ve been reporting on 3D camera speculation for quite a long time now. Last summer, when all of those purported
iPhone 5 cases with the multiple camera cut-outs were being spotted in Asia, tech bloggers and speculators assumed that they had been
tooled for an iPhone 5 with multiple camera sensors — the necessary layout for a 3D camera-equipped smartphone.
We’ve debated the point of 3D cameras here on the blog. We’ve even talked about whether 3D technology has been properly tested, and
whether it is truly safe for human consumption — particularly if users start viewing 3D media on a daily basis. but if you read our article
from last year about previous 3D camera patents (and their possible pitfalls), you’ll see that 3D technology has been kicking around in the
rumor mill for some time now.
Today’s reports, however, give us a bit of different spin on 3D cameras, and what they could mean for the iPhone 5.
IBT reports that “a tech website cited on Thursday a patent filing in the US Patent and Trademark Office and said Apple could be working
on an advanced camera for mobile devices that could create three-dimensional (3D) models of scanned objects and that the new
development might arrive on future iDevices like the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.”
That “tech website” is the ever-interesting Patently Apple, whose new focus on a 3D camera patent filing from Apple reveals how being
able to take a 3D photo with the iPhone 5 could simply turn out to be a means to a [very cool] end. IBT explains that, because Apple’s plans
for a 3D camera analyze depth perception — a feature that no other 3D camera sensor offers — ”the new 3D cameras could also
recognize facial expressions and gesturing. With the knack to both capture and recreate 3D images, the new imaging system could enhance
the imaging capabilities of the 5 megapixel iSight camera on the new iPad and the 8 megapixel camera found on the iPhone 4S.”
The “end” here would be a further extension of Apple’s interest in giving mobile users incredibly intuitive ways of not only taking pictures,
but also editing, processing, storing, and sharing them. One can only begin to imagine the apps and other related software that could
accompany a camera’ ability to detect and possibly even interpret things like depth and facial expression.
It begins to fit into the larger picture of artificial intelligence.
Of course, it would stand to reason that an iPhone 5 with a 3D camera would necessarily have to include a 3D display to go with it. It is
worth noting that, in addition to 3D camera rumors for the iPhone 5, there have been a fair share of 3D display rumors as well. We recently
highlighted one of them back on January 13th. However, none of the recent display rumors for the iPhone 5 have indicated anything about
3D.
Adding 3D technology in with a larger screen, new form factor, 4G LTE, NFC, iOS 6, and a new processor almost seems like too much to
sell for the iPhone 5. And if the 3D camera and display feature turned out to be mere pastiche of what has already been tried on Android
smartphones, it wouldn’t even seem worth it. But given Apple’s penchant for doing things better than its competitors, it is possible that they
have big plans for 3D technology for the iPhone 5 that would simply blow our minds.
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