Phones have a sensor that doesn't get used a lot but can actually be really helpful for various tasks. Here's how to use your iPhone's LiDAR sensor.

LIDAR is a very exciting technology that is only just now starting to become accessible to the DIY market. Think radar, but with lasers. There’s a few different modules starting to pop up for just a ...

LiDAR, the light detection and ranging technology, is usually found in commercial and industrial equipment for things like 3D scanning buildings, land, and other objects. Now, Apple announced that its ...

China-based company, 3DMakerPro, has manufactured some of the best 3D scanners on the market – including the 3DMakerPro Moose and 3DMakerPro Seal – and is now venturing into the world of LiDAR ...

Apple today introduced its latest lineup of smartphones, including the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max, both of which are equipped with a LiDAR scanner which will bolster AR capabilities. Like the ...

A photo of what appears to be the rear glass of the upcoming iPhone 12 Pro have been shared online by Twitter user "Mr. White." The images appear to show two ‌iPhone‌ rear glass parts in Space Gray, ...

The LiDAR Scanner in the iPhone 12 Pro makes Apple’s new flagship device an augmented reality powerhouse. It enables the handset to make an accurate 3D map of its location into which virtual objects ...

If you’d like to learn more about lidar technology, sensors and scanners you may be interested in a project called the LD-AIR, which comes equipped with a LiDAR scanner capable of 360° sensing. The ...

Open the 2020 iPad Pro, and in one corner you’ll find a pair of camera lenses and a LiDAR scanner. A LiDAR scanner is the highlight of the 2020 iPad Pro. So iFixit disassembled this just-released ...

Apple looks increasingly unlikely to expand its LiDAR Scanner to the entire iPhone 13 lineup this year, despite some rumors to the contrary. The LiDAR Scanner is a small sensor that uses 3D sensing to ...

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Something about the polychromatic pointillism of lidar imagery has always intrigued me, but as a writer I can’t say I have many opportunities to use the technology. That’s why I’m excited about a ...