Cult of Mac

LiDAR scanner makes 2020 iPad Pro an augmented reality powerhouse

The 2020 iPad Pro is the first Apple computer with LiDAR. This innovation enables the tablet to make an accurate 3D map of its location. Combine it with software improvements and this tablet is, in ...
Ars Technica

iPad Pro teardown basically finds 2018’s iPad with a lidar sensor

The LIDAR scanner and the appropriate software would make the iPad into an even more great field-research/surveying tool. Scan the ground, make a 3d-map of the area with LIDAR. Dig. Repeat. And it's ...
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How to use LiDAR on your iPhone (and why you should)

To make the iPhone as capable as it is, Apple equipped it with several sensors. One of these is the LiDAR scanner. LiDAR — short for Light Detection and Ranging — is a sensor that essentially measures ...
Digital Trends

The LiDAR sensor on your iPhone could soon let you see around corners

Researchers at MIT Media Lab have found a genuinely jaw-dropping use for the LiDAR sensor sitting inside your iPhone and iPad Pro. It can detect and track objects that are completely outside the ...
MacRumors

iPad Pro

The iPad Pro is Apple's highest-end tablet, and it uses the same M-series chips Apple uses for Macs. The latest iPad Pro models are equipped with the current-generation M5 chip, and feature a ...