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The only thing Quest Pro lacks is lidar.
by MikusR 3y ago
The only thing Quest Pro lacks is lidar.
- chaostheory 3y ago…and a depth sensor. Not sure why they cut it last minute
- dagmx 3y agoLidar and depth sensing are the same
- chaostheory 3y agoThey are not the same. Apple vision has both LiDAR and a depth camera. https://lidarandradar.com/differences-between-the-lidar-systems-and-depth-camera/ https://lidarandradar.com/differences-between-the-lidar-syst...
- dagmx 3y agoAh yeah you’re right. Apologies for the mixup. However that link isn’t very good at explaining either, since it doesn’t describe Apple’s TrueDepth tech for the “depth sensor” which is a generic term for many technologies, whereas TrueDepth is specific. Here’s a better one https://www.eyerys.com/articles/how-apples-lidar-sensor-differs-one-its-truedepth-face-id https://www.eyerys.com/articles/how-apples-lidar-sensor-diff... Basically Lidar is time of flight and longer range. TrueDepth is a high density grid that’s pattern analyzed.
- MikusR 3y agohttps://twitter.com/SadlyItsBradley/status/1580657109548822528 https://twitter.com/SadlyItsBradley/status/15806571095488225... "RUMOR: Why Meta removed the Depth Sensor at the last minute It allowed you to see people without clothes. It was not it's purpose, but during testing: someone noticed that by using the sensor someone could develop “creeper apps” Privacy chaos, they prefered to skip the sensor "
- dagmx 3y agoI think that’s an excuse of convenience. It was likely just penny pinching imho. They’re adding it to the Quest 3 and iPhones/iPads have had depth sensors for years now. It’s not be an issue for them. They control the OS. They can control the drivers. It’s avoidable.