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According to a rumor, it seems that one of the features we can expect from the 2020 iPhone is a “world facing” 3D camera. This is because a camera that is said to help provide a more accurate augmented reality experience thanks to additional hardware features. Now thanks to a leaked image, it seems to have confirmed that.

The leaked image was shared on Twitter by user @choco_bit (which 9to5Mac later discovered was originally posted by Instagram account @conceptsiphone), where it shows a drawing that allegedly depicts the iPhone 12 where on the back of the phone where the cameras are housed, there is an additional lens that seems to suggest that is where the LiDAR scanner will be housed.

In a way, this feature hardly comes as a surprise. Apple has always been rather open about its interest in augmented reality, and interestingly enough, the 2020 iPad Pro is actually the first Apple product to get the feature (Apple typically launches new features on iPhones first before they are brought over to the iPad).

@appleinsider @MacRumors @9to5mac you guys excited about iPhone 12Pro and 12ProMax with Lidar? pic.twitter.com/CQaQcb6hQ5

— Fudge (@choco_bit) April 5, 2020

Whether or not this drawing is accurate remains to be seen (although it is said to have been extracted from a leaked iOS 14 build), but like we said, Apple’s interest in AR technology means that such a feature would not be a stretch of the imagination. In any case, take it with a grain of salt for now as we’ll probably have to wait quite a bit before the iPhone 12 is officially announced, assuming it hasn’t been delayed to 2021.

Leaked iPhone 12 Image Shows Off Alleged LiDAR Scanner

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Back in the day, cassette tapes were largely used to record audio. This is why before CDs, the majority of music was sold on cassette tapes. However, YouTuber and hacker Kris Slyka discovered that it is possible that cassette tapes could be used to capture video, albeit in rather poor quality.

However, we should point out that Slyka’s discovery is not the first of its kind. It seems that the industry has known for a while that cassette tapes do have the potential to record video, and way back in the day, Mattel actually sold a toy called the Fisher-Price PXL 2000 PixelVision. This was a camcorder designed for kids that actually captured video using a cassette tape. The appeal was that blank tapes were pretty cheap, making it a relatively inexpensive toy for kids.

However, the end result was terrible quality video, but we suppose that’s not really the point. Slyka’s discovery, on the other hand, did improve the quality a bit by using a high quality Sony tape recorder. He also came up with his own method of encoding full-color videos that could be captured on a cassette tape.

However, due to the fact that your typical cassette tape does not have sufficient bandwidth to capture high quality videos, Slyka had to cut some corners but reducing the resolution of the video to 100×75 and running it at 5 frames per second. The end result, like we said, is pretty terrible and near unwatchable, but it’s still an interesting hack nonetheless.

Hacker Manages To Capture Video Using An Audio Cassette Tape

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When it comes to music streaming services, it’s no secret that Spotify is still pretty much leading the way. Now according to the latest figures from Counterpoint Research, it seems that Spotify is still pretty much holding onto its position as based on the data, Spotify remained as 2019’s largest music streaming service.

The figures show that Spotify commanded 35% of total paid subscriptions when it comes to music streaming. Coming in second place is Apple Music with 19%, indicating that Apple Music still has quite a bit of ways to go before catching up. However, it seems that Apple might not be able to hold onto their position for much longer as Amazon Music is at 15%, suggesting that they could be closing the gap soon.

According to Counterpoint, they suggested that Spotify has the advantage because of various promotions that the company has run in the past, along with customized campaigns to promote its service. “Spotify maintained its top spot with the help of promotional activities like free Spotify Premium for three months, price cuts, customized campaigns like Spotify and a focus on exclusive content.”

However, it has been pointed out in the past that Spotify pretty much relies primarily on its music service to generate revenue, putting them in a precarious position should they ever get overtaken. This is versus Apple, Amazon, and Google, all of whom have multiple streams of revenue to help sustain them.

Spotify Was The Largest Music Streaming Service For 2019

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