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HOW IT WORKS LiDAR

YOU WILL LEARN

You’ll learn why LiDAR means much more awesome AR apps.

LiDAR is like radar or sonar, but it uses light instead of radio waves or sound waves

You’ve heard of sonar. You’ve heard of radar. But you might not know LiDAR, the distancesensing technology Apple added to the 2020 iPad Pro. Apple says it “delivers cutting-edge depth-sensing capabilities, opening up more pro workflows and supporting pro photo and video apps”.

It’s all about echoes

If you’ve ever shouted into a cave or in an empty building – and let’s face it, who hasn’t? – you’ll be familiar with echoes. When you shout, the sound waves you’ve

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