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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It used to be but now that occidental country are mostly in FTTH and that computers can do 1080p as minimum, this argument is no more 100% valid.
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Most ISPs throughout the world can allow you to download 1080p, but most are not capable of uploading 1080p without major quality losses. So yes, this argument is still very much valid.
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Woah, better resolution than my mirror

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Oh, noooo! Yet another piece of sh..err... I meant to write ''hardware'', from the notorious...err...well-renowned spy agency...err..microhard-macrosoft company

Great: expect even more Meltdowning and Spectrascoping and BigBadBillBro is watching you.
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But, wait a minute! Is the camera going to be produced by Nokia? And running on WP or windows immobile? If yes, then there will be no problem - the gadget wont function anyway...
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Although I find this highly unnecessary for streamers and general video chatting (even 1080p has issues with smooth frame rates), I do think something like this could be great for computer vision applications.