• SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world
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          19 hours ago

          The entire UI.

          The corner cameras (of which only 2 would be in use at any given time) were IR cameras used for head tracking to determine the user’s position and gaze in order to render the 3D interface effect.

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              19 hours ago

              It was way ahead of its time, and nobody wanted it.

              It also added zero value to the device, but it’s what Jeff wanted.

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                17 hours ago

                Totally sounds like a waste of computing power and therefore battery life, but the concept of fascinating

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                  A great deal of time and effort was put into making the system very power efficient and performant. Its battery life was actually commensurate with the other flagship phones with which it was intended to compete.

                  Of course, it could have been even better if the 3D feature weren’t there.