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Introducing Ara by StrapTech: A New Tool for Enhancing Independence

Forum Topic by Unregistered User on Tuesday, June 4, 2024
… ultrasonic sensors, plus a forward-facing mix of lidar and ultrasonic sensors. • Lower Detection: Dual downward-angled lidar sensors, supplemented by an ultrasonic sensor. …

Tile and Apple Air Tags

Forum Topic by Misty Dawn on Tuesday, July 25, 2023
… of these vibrate when your phone gets closer to them? Does LIDAR help with any of this? Honestly, because of all these …

Going hands-on with Door Detection in iOS 16

Forum Topic by Peter Hayton on Thursday, November 3, 2022
… points. Also, as a tech enthusiast it's great to see the LIDAR sensor being put to additional use. I had the chance to …

[CLOSED] Cast Your Votes Now for the AppleVis Golden Apples of 2021

Blog Post by AppleVis on Monday, December 6, 2021
… [Super Lidar - Lidar for … Blind](https://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/productivity/super-lidar-lidar-blind) [Voice: OCR Document …

The iPhone 12 Pro: Why It Felt the Right Choice for Me, and Early Impressions

Blog Post by David Goodwin on Monday, October 26, 2020
… offer Face ID, one Touch ID. Two iPhone models sport a LiDAR Scanner for the first time. Battery life may be good … will be quick to exploit the potential added value that a LiDAR Scanner can offer to the blind, then my choice has to … that it may be some time before the full potential of the LiDAR Scanner is exploited and that the additional screen …

torn - IPhone 13 or 13 pro?

Forum Topic by shuteye on Thursday, November 18, 2021
… thoughts about the additional camera on the pro? I know Lidar is in its infancy and not to useful yet, but have folks …

which one; mighty mini, powerful 13 pro or iphone 14 pro?

Forum Topic by Karok on Wednesday, September 28, 2022
… hit, so do I just sacrifice it? Then, comes the 13 pro. Is Lidar really worth it? will I be able to walk past say, the … seen, just don't want get a 13 pro if I wouldn't use that Lidar but I find the 11 pro quite large in my pomet whereas a … 12 Pro to the 13 Mini. I wanted the 12 Pro because of the Lidar but actually found I used it a grand total of 0 times …

AppleVis Unlimited: What's New and Noteworthy for January 2021

Blog Post by AppleVis on Monday, February 1, 2021
… #### Super Lidar - Lidar for Blind (iOS/iPadOS, Free) > Super Lidar helps the blind and visually impaired users to locate …

Introducing GoodMaps Explore app

Forum Topic by kc on Monday, January 4, 2021
… by camera-based positioning (CPS). CPS technology utilizes LiDAR and geo-referenced images in a space to determine a … indoor maps. It says it uses geo-referenced images and the LIDAR sensor, does that mean not having this sensor makes … at [email protected]. … The geo-referenced images and LiDAR sensors are used only in the mapping process. The user …

iPhone 13 Mini Battery Life: My Experience

Forum Topic by Mabbs92 on Friday, October 8, 2021
… I was trying to future proof. I wondered-and hoped-that Lidar would become increasingly helpful for us VI/blind … of ram was appealing as well. After a year, I found that Lidar was something I never used. The battery and extra ram …

Summary of Apple's "Hi, Speed" Event

Blog Post by mehgcap on Tuesday, October 13, 2020
… If you go with iPhone 12, you lose the third lens and LiDAR sensor that the Pro has. You also can't record Dolby … headline features of the camera setup on the Pro. First, LiDAR is finally included. LiDAR allows for more accurate distance measurements, meaning …

Seeing AI

iOS and iPadOS App Directory by Carlos Taylor on Wednesday, July 12, 2017
… around you with Spatial Audio (requires a device with a LiDAR, and iOS 14+). • Indoor Navigation - Available on the … All elements labeled, all features available (that aren't Lidar exclusive). You are also able to access features …

AppleVis Unleashed January 2021: Flat is In, Man!

Podcast by AppleVis on Sunday, January 31, 2021
… * [Apple Rumored to Expand LiDAR Scanner to Entire iPhone 13 Lineup](https://www.macrumors.com/2021/01/04/lidar-scanner-on-all-iphone-13-models-rumor/) * [2021 iPhone … * [Introducing Super Lidar - Lidar for … Blind](https://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/productivity/super-lidar-lidar-blind) * [[Introducing …

How to Use Text Detection in the iOS Magnifier App

Podcast by AppleVis on Wednesday, September 20, 2023
… is only available on iPhone and iPad models with a LiDAR scanner. … You did a fabulous job as always with this … for it they'll purchase me one of the newer phones with LIDAR. Perhaps for Christmas. I'm getting a bit desperate …

AppleVis Unlimited: What's New and Noteworthy for May 2021

Blog Post by AppleVis on Tuesday, June 1, 2021
… #### Super Lidar - Lidar for Blind (iOS/iPadOS, Free) > Super Lidar helps the blind and visually impaired users to locate …

Apple Previews New Accessibility Features Coming Later This Year, Including Door Detection and More Languages, Locales, and Voices for VoiceOver

Blog Post by AppleVis on Tuesday, May 17, 2022
… and haptic feedback. Door Detection combines the power of LiDAR, camera, and on-device machine learning, and will be … the Magnifier app on iPhone and iPad models with the LiDAR Scanner. A new feature coming to Apple Maps will be … will get all the new features. … Finally, a use for the lidar scanner. That is a legitimately useful feature. It …

Apple Previews Upcoming Accessibility Features and Enhancements, Including Point and Speak and More Natural, Expressive Siri Voices for VoiceOver Users

Blog Post by AppleVis on Tuesday, May 16, 2023
… and Image Description in the Magnifier app, utilizes the LiDAR technology available on selected iPhone and iPad models. By leveraging input from the Camera app, LiDAR Scanner, and machine learning, Point and Speak … Point and Speak distinguishes itself by utilizing the LiDAR technology to more accurately determine the position of …

Apple Releases iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2; Bringing Many Bug Fixes for VoiceOver and Braille Users

Blog Post by AppleVis on Thursday, November 5, 2020
… Detection feature to the Magnifier app on devices with the LiDAR … /blog/apple-adding-customizable-people-detection-capability-lidar-equipped-iphones-and-ipad-pro) ### Bug Fixes Our … detect people nearby, and report their distance using the LiDAR sensor included in iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max …

My Finder

iOS and iPadOS App Directory by Snorlax on Sunday, May 23, 2021
… volunteer for further support. If you have a device with LiDAR capabilities, you can also access the digital cane … anyone. … I asked because I've seen apps that use lidar, and that is only available on the 12. I'd rather know …

Supersense is on Summer Sale! 40% off of Annual and Lifetime Subscriptions!

Forum Topic by Unregistered User on Wednesday, June 16, 2021
… until the end of July 2021. Supersense and the Super Lidar are the mobile apps we have developed for blind and …

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