Your next webcam is already in your pocket

I know it’s an un-Apple like solution but for the longest time I’ve wanted Apple to build a usb webcam with the fantastic rear cameras from their iPhones with faceID. I’m sure a product like that will never exist (especially with continuity camera) but I can dream

That’s the question Zoom and all its competitors haven’t really asked. Zoom has done a good job of asking why it was hard to get into a call, but hasn’t really asked why you’re in the call in the first place. Why, exactly, are you sending someone a video stream and watching another one? Why am I looking at a grid of little thumbnails of faces? Is t... See more

1. it depends on your budget. if you have $5k to burn then the canon 180 vr setup is prob one of the best on the market right now: https://www.usa.canon.com/shop/p/vr-content-creator-kit?color=Black&type=Kit. note that this is a all-purpose mirrorless camera with a lens designed for 180 vr capture. there's also the kandao vr cam at $4k: https://us

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There’s a real opportunity for a next generation of video conference applications to fill these holes. These new products will begin to address issues such as: How do you shake hands? Exchange business cards? Pick up on the environment around the speaker? Notice the non-verbal cues?

spatial, on the other hand, is much easier to do bc the field of view is more limited. so you can use "traditional" iphone-quality lenses and sensors. i'd say the spatial video captured on an iphone 15 pro max is of a higher quality than the $5k canon vr setup in terms of color accuracy. but it's also worth noting that apple's version of spatial vi... See more

Facebook today rolled out a new suite of products dedicated to what the company calls “virtual presence” — and what you and I would more often call video chat.