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Apple Working on Touchless Control and Curved iPhone Screen (bloomberg.com)
Apple might be working on touchless gesture control and curved screens for future iPhones, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. From a report: The control feature would let iPhone users perform some tasks by moving their finger close to the screen without actually tapping it. The technology likely won't be ready for consumers for at least two years, if Apple chooses to go forward with it, a person familiar with the work said. Apple has long embraced new ways for humans to interact with computers. Co-Founder Steve Jobs popularized the mouse in the early 1980s. Apple's latest iPhones have a feature called 3D Touch that responds differently depending on different finger pressures. The new gesture technology would take into account the proximity of a finger to the screen, the person said. Apple is also developing iPhone displays that curve inward gradually from top to bottom, one of the people familiar with the situation said. That's different than the latest Samsung smartphone screens, which curve down at the edges.
What's the advantage of not touching your display? I mean, aside of fewer greasy fingerprints. Sorry, I don't see the huge advantage, could anyone clue me in?
Had to think about it myself. Presuming the touchless version implies a move away from capacitive touchscreens, this new tech means it can be used with gloves and in wet conditions.
Siri still bites, no workstation level computer (mac pro), iOS is getting bloated and the Home Pod is a flop. But sure, curved screens, work on that...
"Have you ever thought about just turning off the TV, sitting down with your kids, and hitting them?"
Samsung users didn't see a huge advantage to it in the S4, either. The feature died with the S6.
APK quotes people (including myself) without context and should not be trusted. Just thought you should know.
The advantage is that Apple has a reason for you to buy an iPhone 11.
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SJW, n: "Someone I don't like, and by the way I'm a fuckwit" - AC
Now you too can join the misery of curved phone displays some of us Samsung fans have been offered!
I for one, will not purchase ANY phone with a curved display, period. When my Note 5 dies, I'll be sadly leaving Samsung, who I've been very happy with. If they can't have the common sense to offer the option, they lose the money.
Easier to break, harder to replace, virtually impossible to get one of those thin glass screen protectors.
Nope.