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Further down in the press release: > *"The new iPad is a stunning, large viewfinder for immersive AR experiences. Its Retina display, powerful chip, enhanced c

by grzm 9y ago

Further down in the press release: > *"The new iPad is a stunning, large viewfinder for immersive AR experiences. Its Retina display, powerful chip, enhanced cameras and advanced sensors, including a gyroscope and accelerometer for accurate motion tracking, are designed to support the next generation of AR apps."

walterbell 9y ago
Doesn't every iOS device have a gyroscope and accelerometer? That sentence does not name the other advanced sensors.
- grzm 9y ago
  I believe so, yes. I only addressed your first question as to what those sensors are. (Edit to add: I neglected to do a full feature comparison because I suspected that perhaps initial iPad releases had different but was too lazy to do the research of a full feature comparison across all models.) The full sentence mentions the "new iPad", not that the sensors are necessarily new, not surprising in a press release.
  - walterbell 9y ago
    What's new is the reference to "immersive augmented reality".
    - grzm 9y ago
      The whole sentence is "The new iPad is more versatile and capable than ever, features a large Retina display, the A10 Fusion chip and advanced sensors that help deliver immersive augmented reality, and provides unmatched portability, ease of use and all-day battery life." I read "that help deliver immersive augmented reality" as referring to the display, the chip, and the sensors as a whole. Even then, the "new" just refers to the new iPad, and doesn't say that "immersive augmented reality" is a new feature. Apple's been touting AR for a while now, introducing ARKit with iOS 11, so it's not surprising that they'd include it here. It's a press release, and should be read as such.
      - walterbell 9y ago
        Here is the 2017 iPad press release: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2017/06/ipad-pro-10-5-and-12-9-inch-models-introduces-worlds-most-advanced-display-breakthrough-performance/ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2017/06/ipad-pro-10-5-and-12-... It has no references to augmented reality. The only reference to sensors are for the Apple Pencil.
        grzm 9y ago
        iOS 11 wasn't released until September 2017. It not all that surprising that they'd leave out AR until it was actually available in the product.
- GoToRO 9y ago
  Better ones. As in more precise.
  - grzm 9y ago
    Do you have a reference that this is the case? I don't see anything about that in the submission. The tech-spec pages don't provide enough detail to make a distinction (only mentioning "Three-axis gyro" and "Accelerometer"), AFAICS. - https://www.apple.com/ipad-pro/specs/ https://www.apple.com/ipad-pro/specs/ - https://www.apple.com/ipad-mini-4/specs/ https://www.apple.com/ipad-mini-4/specs/ - https://www.apple.com/ipad-9.7/specs/ https://www.apple.com/ipad-9.7/specs/
    - GoToRO 9y ago
      No. no reference. I just tried to reverse engineer the marketing talk: advanced sensors -> better than the ones before. Also they talk about AR, and one problem with AR is that if the sensors are not good enough you will get a difference in position between the virtual and the real world. "Advance sensors" would help then to eliminate that difference.
      - grzm 9y ago
        I think you're reading too much into it. "Advanced" doesn't necessitate any change or advancement over previous models. It's imprecise marketing speak.

by grzm 9y ago

walterbell 9y ago

Doesn't every iOS device have a gyroscope and accelerometer? That sentence does not name the other advanced sensors.

grzm 9y ago
I believe so, yes. I only addressed your first question as to what those sensors are. (Edit to add: I neglected to do a full feature comparison because I suspected that perhaps initial iPad releases had different but was too lazy to do the research of a full feature comparison across all models.) The full sentence mentions the "new iPad", not that the sensors are necessarily new, not surprising in a press release.
- walterbell 9y ago
  What's new is the reference to "immersive augmented reality".
  - grzm 9y ago
    The whole sentence is "The new iPad is more versatile and capable than ever, features a large Retina display, the A10 Fusion chip and advanced sensors that help deliver immersive augmented reality, and provides unmatched portability, ease of use and all-day battery life." I read "that help deliver immersive augmented reality" as referring to the display, the chip, and the sensors as a whole. Even then, the "new" just refers to the new iPad, and doesn't say that "immersive augmented reality" is a new feature. Apple's been touting AR for a while now, introducing ARKit with iOS 11, so it's not surprising that they'd include it here. It's a press release, and should be read as such.
    - walterbell 9y ago
      Here is the 2017 iPad press release: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2017/06/ipad-pro-10-5-and-12-9-inch-models-introduces-worlds-most-advanced-display-breakthrough-performance/ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2017/06/ipad-pro-10-5-and-12-... It has no references to augmented reality. The only reference to sensors are for the Apple Pencil.
      - grzm 9y ago
        iOS 11 wasn't released until September 2017. It not all that surprising that they'd leave out AR until it was actually available in the product.
GoToRO 9y ago
Better ones. As in more precise.
- grzm 9y ago
  Do you have a reference that this is the case? I don't see anything about that in the submission. The tech-spec pages don't provide enough detail to make a distinction (only mentioning "Three-axis gyro" and "Accelerometer"), AFAICS. - https://www.apple.com/ipad-pro/specs/ https://www.apple.com/ipad-pro/specs/ - https://www.apple.com/ipad-mini-4/specs/ https://www.apple.com/ipad-mini-4/specs/ - https://www.apple.com/ipad-9.7/specs/ https://www.apple.com/ipad-9.7/specs/
  - GoToRO 9y ago
    No. no reference. I just tried to reverse engineer the marketing talk: advanced sensors -> better than the ones before. Also they talk about AR, and one problem with AR is that if the sensors are not good enough you will get a difference in position between the virtual and the real world. "Advance sensors" would help then to eliminate that difference.
    - grzm 9y ago
      I think you're reading too much into it. "Advanced" doesn't necessitate any change or advancement over previous models. It's imprecise marketing speak.