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Microsoft to launch 4K webcams in 2019
Hmm think Windows Hello here? A biometric authentication system can use your face, iris, and fingerprint, among other things, to log in on your Windows 10. Now it seems that Microsoft has a number of 4K webcams ready for next year.
The news is spread by Paul Thurrott, and yes a Windows Hello webcam under the Surface brand name sounds plausible:
For Windows 10 users, one new Microsoft’s webcam will provide Windows Hello-based authentication, marking the first time the firm has provided this capability on a standalone camera. To date, Microsoft has provided Windows Hello functionality via the camera systems built into its Surface PCs only.On Xbox One, this webcam could provide a much-missed feature from the Kinect, the ill-fated peripheral that is no longer sold with that console: Users will be able to sign-in automatically simply by moving in front of the camera. This will work with multiple users, too, so that friends or family members can join an in-session game session.
Microsoft’s new webcams might be tied in some way to the new USB-C-based webcam that it will ship alongside Surface Hub 2 later this year as well. That device has multiple USB-C ports around its periphery so that you can mount a single camera where you like, or use multiple cameras. I’ve been told that one Microsoft webcam will be enterprise-focused, and I’m wondering if this isn’t, in fact, the same camera that will be used with Surface Hub 2. Certainly, a Surface-branded webcam with Windows Hello capabilities makes a lot of sense.
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#5621378 Posted on: 12/27/2018 06:55 PM
You may be right about how Spain has very recently seen great success with FTTH, but again, Spain's own success is skewing your judgment. That article mentions how France, a larger country with a larger population, is in 2nd place, and they're off by a wide margin. The amount of people who actually use FTTH in France is pretty small. It also mentions how countries like Germany, UK, and Italy (each of which also have larger populations than Spain) are far behind. So... you're still heavily exaggerating how up-to-date the "1st world" is, and only focusing on your own experiences. Spain is only recently an exception, and (at least in my perspective) it's purely coincidental that it be the country I focused on the most. Well... I stand corrected, but at least my experience with French and German connections has always been fairly good (minimum of 50 Mbps up, and quite a bit more down). I'm guessing that their HFC or other technology connections are working OK. I haven't been in the UK or Italy enough to have an on-hands opinion.
In this context, yes, you are treating it like a pissing contest, because we're talking about how far ahead you think Europe's connection speeds are; the US is irrelevant.
Anyway, I never said the US wasn't behind. You have a knack for twisting my words. I said they're not as far behind as you make them out to be. That's a big difference. I'm not exactly saying that they are far behind. Actually there are places where the internet connections are great. What I'm saying is that most of the US can't chose their ISP, and that there's a huge chunk of people that have sub-par connections (either low upload speeds, data caps, packet prioritization, etc.) probably due to the previous point: most people can't chose their ISP without changing location.
If you read back a few posts, "what I'm getting at" referred to what you define as your country, because again, I said "you seem to think your country's internet is so superior". Since Spain is where you seem to identify, that's the country I was assuming in my statement. Spain is where I am currently located. I'm not sure about the "identify" part.
Can you seriously stop making up things I never said? Half the stuff you've been disagreeing with are things I never said or are hyperbolic. I don't see where I'm making anything up.
You may be right about how Spain has very recently seen great success with FTTH, but again, Spain's own success is skewing your judgment. That article mentions how France, a larger country with a larger population, is in 2nd place, and they're off by a wide margin. The amount of people who actually use FTTH in France is pretty small. It also mentions how countries like Germany, UK, and Italy (each of which also have larger populations than Spain) are far behind. So... you're still heavily exaggerating how up-to-date the "1st world" is, and only focusing on your own experiences. Spain is only recently an exception, and (at least in my perspective) it's purely coincidental that it be the country I focused on the most. Well... I stand corrected, but at least my experience with French and German connections has always been fairly good (minimum of 50 Mbps up, and quite a bit more down). I'm guessing that their HFC or other technology connections are working OK. I haven't been in the UK or Italy enough to have an on-hands opinion.
In this context, yes, you are treating it like a pissing contest, because we're talking about how far ahead you think Europe's connection speeds are; the US is irrelevant.
Anyway, I never said the US wasn't behind. You have a knack for twisting my words. I said they're not as far behind as you make them out to be. That's a big difference. I'm not exactly saying that they are far behind. Actually there are places where the internet connections are great. What I'm saying is that most of the US can't chose their ISP, and that there's a huge chunk of people that have sub-par connections (either low upload speeds, data caps, packet prioritization, etc.) probably due to the previous point: most people can't chose their ISP without changing location.
If you read back a few posts, "what I'm getting at" referred to what you define as your country, because again, I said "you seem to think your country's internet is so superior". Since Spain is where you seem to identify, that's the country I was assuming in my statement. Spain is where I am currently located. I'm not sure about the "identify" part.
Can you seriously stop making up things I never said? Half the stuff you've been disagreeing with are things I never said or are hyperbolic. I don't see where I'm making anything up.
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#5621411 Posted on: 12/27/2018 09:23 PM
I just want an official Microsoft fingerprint reader for Windows Hello.
I just want an official Microsoft fingerprint reader for Windows Hello.
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You may be right about how Spain has very recently seen great success with FTTH, but again, Spain's own success is skewing your judgment. That article mentions how France, a larger country with a larger population, is in 2nd place, and they're off by a wide margin. The amount of people who actually use FTTH in France is pretty small. It also mentions how countries like Germany, UK, and Italy (each of which also have larger populations than Spain) are far behind. So... you're still heavily exaggerating how up-to-date the "1st world" is, and only focusing on your own experiences. Spain is only recently an exception, and (at least in my perspective) it's purely coincidental that it be the country I focused on the most.
In this context, yes, you are treating it like a pissing contest, because we're talking about how far ahead you think Europe's connection speeds are; the US is irrelevant.
Anyway, I never said the US wasn't behind. You have a knack for twisting my words. I said they're not as far behind as you make them out to be. That's a big difference.
If you read back a few posts, "what I'm getting at" referred to what you define as your country, because again, I said "you seem to think your country's internet is so superior". Since Spain is where you seem to identify, that's the country I was assuming in my statement.
Can you seriously stop making up things I never said? Half the stuff you've been disagreeing with are things I never said or are hyperbolic.