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A24     TECHNOLOGY
             Thursday 2 November 2017
             You can stymie the iPhone X Face ID - but it takes some work



            By ANICK JESDANUN            head  so  it  gets  a  more
             AP Technology Writer        complete  picture  of  you
            NEW YORK (AP) — Apple is  —  analyzing  some  30,000
            offering  a  nifty  way  to  un-  points on your face, to be
            lock its new iPhone X — just  specific. So if you’re wear-
            stare at it.                 ing glasses, the iPhone can
            Face ID, Apple’s name for  still  recognize  you  using
            its  facial-recognition  tech-  other  parts  of  your  face.
            nology,  replaces  the  fin-  Same  goes  for  wearing  a
            gerprint  sensor  found  on  hat.
            other models.                And Apple’s system contin-
            How  well  does  it  work  —  ually learns. Each time you
            not  just  technically,  but  in  use  your  face  to  unlock
            everyday use? After all, it’s  the phone, it automatically
            much  easier  to  align  your  keeps tabs on small chang-
            finger with the sensor than  es, such as growing a mus-
            to align your face with the  tache  or  simply  getting
            phone.                       older.  With  Android,  you
            The  iPhone  X  costs  about  have to go into the settings
            $1,000  —  $300  more  than  to teach the phone’s face
            the  iPhone  8.  Advance  recognition to get better.
            orders  began  this  past  Fri-  There are limits. If you shave
            day, and Apple is now giv-   your beard, it’s too big of a
            ing delivery times of five to  change for the iPhone X to   In this combo of Monday Oct. 30, 2017, photos, Associated Press reporter Nick Jesdanun demon-
                                                                      strates Face ID, Apple’s name for its facial-recognition technology, on an iPhone X in New York.
            six weeks. Apple says it will  be sure it’s you. You’ll need                                                                    Associated Press
            have  limited  supplies  at  a passcode, but the phone
            stores for same-day pickup  should  remember  you  the    important,  as  I  expect  the  sunlight  —  not  every  time,  after getting a haircut.
            on  Friday,  but  you’ll  have  next time .               same performance with or  but  enough  to  be  satisfy-   I  didn’t  try  to  fool  the
            to get there early.          RECOGNIZING YOU              without  spectacles.  That  ing.  It  also  worked  in  the  iPhone  into  unlocking  with
            BETTER FACE DETECTION        I  tested  the  iPhone  X    said,  Face  ID  unlocked  dark,  thanks  to  the  use  of  someone  else’s  face.  I’m
            Many rival Android phones  against Samsung’s iris scan-   with  just  one  of  the  two  infrared sensors rather than  sure hackers will spend the
            already use facial-recogni-  ner  on  the  Galaxy  Note   sunglasses I tried; the other  just  the  standard  camera.  coming  weeks  trying.  Ap-
            tion  technology.  Samsung  8  and  face  systems  on     was too big.                 That’s important when you  ple says Face ID could be
            also has an unlock feature  Google’s  Pixel  2  and  LG’s   Costumes  and  disguises  wake  up  in  the  middle  of  unreliable  with  twins  and
            that scans your iris. But the  V30  phones.  V30  improves   also  challenged  Face  ID.  the  night  and  must  abso-  other siblings who look like
            systems  can  be  tripped  upon the standard Android      A  Santa  hat  was  OK,  but  lutely  check  Facebook  or  you, as well as for children
            with  something  as  simple  technology  in  asking  you   a Santa beard wasn’t. Nor  Tinder.  For  those  keeping  under 13 — though young
            as eyeglasses.               to  turn  your  head  slightly   did it like funny glasses and  score,  the  Pixel  worked  in  children  don’t  really  need
            While  Android  largely  bas-  during the setup, though in   a  fake  nose.  Winter  cloth-  sunlight, but not in the dark;  a $1,000 phone. Give them
            es  its  match  on  a  two-di-  practice  the  Pixel  was  far   ing was fine, as long as the  it’s the reverse for Samsung.  a  $200  iPod  Touch  —  or
            mensional  camera  shot  of  better at recognition.       scarf  wasn’t  covering  too  Samsung also worked with  better yet, a book to read.
            you, the iPhone X goes 3-D.  Only  the  iPhone  and  the   much of my face.            the Santa beard, as it’s fo-  NO MORE FINGERPRINT
            During  setup,  the  iPhone  Pixel  recognized  me  with   Face  ID  worked  better  cused on your eyes.            The home button is gone to
            guides  you  to  rotate  your  standard   eyeglasses   —   than  expected  in  bright  The  iPhone  also  unlocked  increase screen space. q
            Google-bred Waymo aims to


            shift robotic cars into next gear



            By MICHAEL LIEDTKE           reporters  rides  in  Chrysler  but passengers.
             AP Technology Writer        Pacifica  minivans  travel-  Waymo  CEO  John  Krafcik
            ATWATER,  Calif.  (AP)  —  ing through faux neighbor-     told reporters that the com-
            Google’s  self-driving  car  hoods  and  expressways  pany will be making some
            spin-off  is  accelerating  ef-  that  Waymo  has  built  on  cars  and  freight  trucks  to-
            forts to convince the public  a  former  Air  Force  base  tally  driverless  fairly  soon,
            that its technology is almost  located  in  the  Californian  though he didn’t provide a
            ready  to  safely  transport  Central Valley city of Atwa-  specific timetable. “We are
            people without any human  ter.                            really  close,”  he  said.  “We
            assistance at all.           The   minivans    smoothly  are going to do it when we
            Waymo,  hatched  from  a  cruised the roads — driver’s  feel like we are ready.”       This  Sunday,  Oct.  29,  2017,  photo  provided  by  Waymo  shows
                                                                                                   a  Chrysler  Pacifica  minivan  that  are  equipped  with  Waymo’s
            Google    project   started  seat empty and passengers  Since Google began work-       self-driving car technology, being tested at Waymo’s facility in
            eight  years  ago,  showed  in the back — at speeds of  ing  on  self-driving  cars  in   Atwater, Calif.
            off its progress Monday dur-  up to 35 mph (56 kph). By  2009,  dozens  of  estab-                                              Associated Press
            ing a rare peek at a closely  contrast, the Waymo-pow-    lished  automakers  such  as   Uber , alleging that one of   fuse  its  technology  into
            guarded  testing  facility  lo-  ered  minivans  that  have  General  Motors  and  Ford   its  former  managers  stole   ride-hailing  services  such
            cated  120  miles  (193  kilo-  been  driving  volunteer  rid-  Motors  have  entered  the   its  trade  secrets  and  took   as  its  current  partner,  Lyft,
            meters)  southeast  of  San  ers in the Phoenix area still  race,  along  with  other  big   them  with  him  when  he   and  big-rig  trucking  com-
            Francisco.  That’s  where  use  safety  drivers  to  take  technology    companies,    joined Uber in 2016 as part   panies.  It  also  intends  to
            its  robots  complete  their  over  control  if  something  including  Apple  and  ride-  of  an  elaborate  scheme.   license  its  automated  sys-
            equivalent  of  driver’s  edu-  goes wrong.               hailing  service  Uber.  The   The trial in that high-profile   tem to automakers such as
            cation.                      But  Waymo’s  real  goal  is  competition  is  so  fierce   case is scheduled to begin   Fiat  Chrysler  Automobile,
            The  tour  included  giving  to  get  to  the  point  where  and the stakes so high that   in early December.       which is already using it in
            more  than  three  dozen  people in cars are nothing  Waymo  is  currently  suing      Waymo  is  hoping  to  in-   100 Pacifica minivans.q
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