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Connie Guglielmo 9/12/2017 6:29:25 PMOnly exception for Face ID may be an evil twin, jokes Schiller.
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David Katzmaier 9/12/2017 6:29:31 PM
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Scott Stein 9/12/2017 6:29:33 PMThe dangers of Evil Twins was just invoked. Could be a danger. Twins, this could be a deal breaker.
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Connie Guglielmo 9/12/2017 6:29:43 PMFace ID works with Apple Pay and other third party apps -- Mint, Etrade.
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David Katzmaier 9/12/2017 6:29:46 PM
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David Katzmaier 9/12/2017 6:30:00 PM
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Scott Stein 9/12/2017 6:30:35 PMI think we're all curious how comfortable Face ID really feels.
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Connie Guglielmo 9/12/2017 6:30:36 PMTrueDepth Camera system enables Face ID -- and new ways to customize emojis. Animjoi -- animated emojis.
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David Katzmaier 9/12/2017 6:30:45 PM
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Connie Guglielmo 9/12/2017 6:30:57 PMAnimojis are emojis you control with your face. Trap more than 50 facial movements.
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David Katzmaier 9/12/2017 6:31:05 PM
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David Katzmaier 9/12/2017 6:31:21 PM
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Scott Stein 9/12/2017 6:31:23 PMAnimoji: emoji puppeted by your face. This is so weird. A dozen animated emoji, including poop
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Connie Guglielmo 9/12/2017 6:31:26 PMCreate Animoji's from within Apple messages. A dozen different emojis.
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Connie Guglielmo 9/12/2017 6:31:40 PMSoftware chief Craig Federighi now up.
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David Katzmaier 9/12/2017 6:31:48 PM
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Scott Stein 9/12/2017 6:31:48 PMI will leave poop Animoji to my family every morning
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David Katzmaier 9/12/2017 6:32:06 PM
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Connie Guglielmo 9/12/2017 6:32:06 PM"I'm absolutely thrilled to give you all of you your first live look at iPhone X." Federighi says the experience is something "epic."
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David Katzmaier 9/12/2017 6:32:26 PM
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Scott Stein 9/12/2017 6:32:32 PMApp grid looks similar in iPhone X
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Connie Guglielmo 9/12/2017 6:32:48 PMFederighi says the iPhone X has an "expansive" edge-to-edge display. Demoing how to swipe up to bring up home screen.
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Connie Guglielmo 9/12/2017 6:33:09 PM"And your photos of course are just gorgeous as well" on iPhone X, says Federighi.
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David Katzmaier 9/12/2017 6:33:12 PM
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Scott Stein 9/12/2017 6:33:16 PMSwipe up to exit apps. But swipe and hold to get app-switching.
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Connie Guglielmo 9/12/2017 6:33:26 PM"Video is unbelievable on the Super Retina Display," Federighi says.
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David Katzmaier 9/12/2017 6:33:36 PM
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Scott Stein 9/12/2017 6:33:47 PMThe video playback plays over the cut-out bit over the camera array. Kinda weird. Wonder if that can be adjusted.
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Connie Guglielmo 9/12/2017 6:33:54 PMShortcuts for multi-tasking: swipe along the bottom.
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Connie Guglielmo 9/12/2017 6:34:13 PMControl Center - just swipe down to get a Control Center from anywhere.
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Scott Stein 9/12/2017 6:34:16 PMIt's swipe down for Control Center, now, not swipe up.
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David Katzmaier 9/12/2017 6:34:28 PM
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Connie Guglielmo 9/12/2017 6:34:39 PMFace ID is "incredibly fast....Just look at it. Swipe. I don't have to wait."
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Scott Stein 9/12/2017 6:34:48 PMSo Face ID still requires a swipe up: doesn't open automatically on a glance.
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Roger Cheng 9/12/2017 6:35:04 PMTechnically, if you have to raise the iPhone X to look at it, then swipe, isn't that a bit harder than TouchID?
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Connie Guglielmo 9/12/2017 6:35:06 PMFace ID is also great for Apple Pay, says Federighi. Shows how quick it is to get to Apple Pay.
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Scott Stein 9/12/2017 6:35:21 PMSnapchat iPhone X AR demo incoming...
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David Katzmaier 9/12/2017 6:35:33 PM
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Scott Stein 9/12/2017 6:35:50 PMCrazy face-mapped masks that hug your face in Snapchat. It's crossed over to the deep uncanny
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Roger Cheng 9/12/2017 6:35:51 PMApple has extended the facial recognition to work with ARKit and augmented reality.
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David Katzmaier 9/12/2017 6:35:56 PM
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Roger Cheng 9/12/2017 6:36:08 PMAnimojis can immediately track your face.
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David Katzmaier 9/12/2017 6:36:26 PM
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Roger Cheng 9/12/2017 6:36:27 PMOMG, Animojis are going to be the new status symbols of elite iPhone owners.
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Connie Guglielmo 9/12/2017 6:36:39 PMI will say Federighi gives entertaining demos.