The Spider Eye Pattern on the New Mac Pro: A Critical Evaluation

When it comes to design, the new Mac Pro's spider eye pattern may seem like a bold move, but upon closer inspection, it doesn't quite live up to its promise. In comparison to other designs that prioritize full-screen displays, such as Samsung phones, this approach seems underwhelming. For instance, some companies have employed mechanical tutors to create seamless transitions between the display and camera systems. By popping the front-facing cameras in and out or spinning them around, these designs achieve true full-screen displays with minimal compromise.

In contrast, Apple's decision to integrate the camera system into the display has led to a less-than-perfect solution. The up-and-down version of this design may seem convenient, but it compromises the benefits of rear-facing cameras, which are typically superior to front-facing systems. On the other hand, using the spin-around mechanism offers advantages in terms of camera functionality and overall performance.

However, there are significant drawbacks to mechanical tutors. Despite advancements in speed, they still cannot match the seamless integration offered by camera systems that don't require screen cuts or modifications. Moreover, mechanical components can be vulnerable to dust and liquid ingress, which may explain why some companies have opted for alternative solutions, such as OnePlus's peek-a-boo camera design.

Another area of innovation worth exploring is display cameras with integrated sensors. Companies like OPPO and Xiaomi are experimenting with prototypes that don't feature screen cuts around the camera system. When not in use, these displays appear as a seamless full-screen surface, only to become transparent when the camera is activated, allowing for unobstructed shooting. While still in its prototype stage, this concept has promise and may eventually make its way into commercially viable products.

The Evolution of Display Technology

In recent years, display technology has undergone significant advancements, with companies like Samsung willing to experiment with unconventional designs. However, not all solutions have been successful, as seen with the early days of touch ID under-display sensors. Initially plagued by issues and limitations, these technologies have since improved with each generation.

The Potential for Hybrid Solutions

One potential solution that might address some of Apple's design challenges is a hybrid approach combining features like face ID and display cameras. While this may seem counterintuitive, it could potentially solve the problems associated with current designs while reintroducing elements from earlier generations. However, before Apple goes fully notch-less, there are still questions to be answered.

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The Future of Display Technology: Rumors and Speculation

As Apple continues to refine its design strategy, there are rumors suggesting that they may adopt a notch-less approach or simplify their mechanics. One possibility is that components like the audio system could be relocated to make room for other features, resulting in a reduced notch. While this remains speculative at present, it's essential to acknowledge the potential benefits of such designs.

The Next Generation of Display Cameras: A Close Look

In recent months, rumors have surfaced about Apple testing under-display versions of touch ID. This technology, already being used by major Android vendors like Samsung, could offer a significant advantage in terms of functionality and design. However, concerns about the "glove problem" may deter Apple from adopting this solution.

The Notch Conundrum: A Design Challenge

While the notch has become an iconic feature in modern smartphones, it also presents several challenges. For instance, the camera system can be compromised by the presence of the notch, leading to a less-than-ideal user experience. Moreover, simplifying design strategies like Apple's current approach could lead to a resurgence of earlier technologies.

Notch-less iPhones: A Possible Future

As we move forward in the world of display technology, it's essential to consider potential solutions that address some of the issues associated with current designs. Notch-less iPhones may become a reality, and when they do, we can expect significant changes in terms of design, functionality, and user experience. While not all details have been confirmed, it's clear that Apple is taking steps to refine its approach and create a more seamless user interface.

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Conclusion

In conclusion, while the new Mac Pro's spider eye pattern may not live up to its promise, it serves as a starting point for exploring alternative designs and technologies. As we continue to push the boundaries of display innovation, it's essential to consider various perspectives and approaches. Whether through hybrid solutions or simplified mechanics, Apple is likely to refine its design strategy in the coming months, leading to an even more seamless user experience.

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"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en- Sponsored by Skillshare.The notch, the horns,the tab, the cut-out,whatever you wanna call it.When Apple announcedthe iPhone 10 redesignin September of aut 17.When they killed thehome button, touch ID,and the giant bezels thatheld and balanced at all.When they took the screencorner to curved corner,it was a true depth array,the RGB and infrared cameras,the dot projector, the flood illuminator,the proximity and ambient light sensors,the speaker and microphone that ruined it,that kept it from being truly full.That kept a splinter in our eyes.Wow, that got dramatic.But the simple fact is,it's been three generationsin almost as many years,and not only hasn'tthe notch gone away, ithasn't gotten any narrower,any shallower, not onebit, and some people, well,they still hate it's breathing guts.If you're one of themthrow a light down belowand be counted, but couldthe iPhone 12, the iPhone 13,any future iPhone reallydo anything at all tolessen that pain.When Apple wanted to takethe modern iPhone design full screen,it meant they had to deletethe bezels, the home buttonand touch ID along with them.Well, but not really, Applecould have moved touch IDto the back of the phone,where some Android phoneshave had it for years.The Apple logo being the absolutely coolas hell place to put it.That or the power button,without a home buttonyou theoretically haveto press the power buttonto wake the phone anyway.So why not just use it tounlock at the same time.But Apple had a few other things going on.First, they were gettinginto AR, augmented reality.And that meant getting depthcapable cameras on the frontas well as on the back.Second, Apple likes to flex hard.And by that, I mean, theylike to implement thingsother companies just don't havethe processing powerintegration, budgets, patentsor engineering to match, at least notfor a couple or a few years.That's why iOS 7 had so many layersof gaussian blur effects built into it.Literally no one else had thesilicon budget to copy it.Same with face ID.Other companies had doneface scanning beforebut it was comically, tragically bad.They take a photo andcompare it to another photowhich meant, say it with me,could be fooled by a photo,but because Apple had a real depth camera,they could scan not for thepixels that made up a pictureof your face, but thegeometry that made upyour actual face, the actualstructure of your head,and the triangle betweenyour eyes and nose,which is way more secure in all casesbut an evil twin evenmore secure than touch ID.But yeah, the nose partis wide doesn't workwith a normal mask on .It can't get enough facial geometry pointsto reliably authenticate you.And if you remove those points,it's just not secureenough to use as a meansof authentication at all,but that's a topic for another video.So anyway, Apple wentwith the true depth arrayand face ID and yeah,almost three years later,and only Google's beenable to duplicate it.And it took even them until last yearto do it, wicked hard flex.Once all the true depthcomponents were locked and loadedonto the front of the phone,Apple had to figure outhow to house them.They could have given up on the cornerto corner display, of course,delete the chin and touch ID,but keep the forehead.I mean, a bunch of Android phoneshad gotten real thin up top, but couldn'tor wouldn't fold back thedisplay the way Apple was doingon the bottom.So it had to keep alittle or a lot of a chin.This would have justbeen that but in reverse.Google famously infamouslymaybe would go onto make the mother of all bathtub notcheson the pixel three, even beforethey had a real depth cameraand needed one, likely just todogfood it for other vendorsonly to retreat retreat,retreat, back to a foreheadwhen they actually addeda real depth camerawith the pixel four, butApple wanted corner to corner.And to be able to shovethe status bar all up intothose corners to make thescreen look even more expansive.So Apple spent another tonof engineering resources carving firstthe OLED on the iPhone 10,then LCD on the iPhone 10 arearound the true depth array,with super ellipses subpixel masking the holeover the top bit.In other words, Apple figuredif they were gonna havea notch or horns as CraigFederighi refer to them back then,they'd lean all the wayin, even make them iconicby using them in the iconsthe way they used to usethe home button.But when it came time to bring face IDto the iPad pro Apple, didn'tgo with a notch at all.They deleted only about half the bezel,and kept a partial forehead to house itthrough depth array,along with a partial chin,and I don't know partialjowls along the sidesto keep everything balanced.Now, Apple treats the iPhoneas a portrait mode devicewith a proper definite top and bottom.The iPad by contrast, theytreat as a device worth rotatingup down all the way around.So having a notch would lookeven more visually disturbingon an iPad than it does on an iPhone.It does show though that Apple could haveand still could, flatten outthe notch if they wanted to.They just don't want to.When it came time forSamsung to go full screen,they did something different.They tried doing bad facial recognitionand good iris scanning,but they just couldn'tor wouldn't integrate the twointo something more useful.So they abandoned them foran under display fingerprintreader of middling qualityat least at first, but thatmeant they didn't have anythinglike a true depth array to work around.So Samsung could literallycut the screen justaround the single or dualRGB cameras on the front,like whole punches.And they could get betterand better at doing it,until the holes were barelyany bigger than the cameras.And that let the display gonot just corner to corner,but truly edge to edge.So as much as the notchgives some extra pixelsin the corners, the holepunches give even morealong the edge and in between the cameras.They still absolutely get in the wayof doing anything trulyexpansive or clean.And they still stare at you, unblinkinglike lidless eyes wilted OLED just less.Apple could go with something similar,but unlike Samsung they'd have to dealwith more than justone or two RGB cameras.They'd have to have cutoutsfor the dot projector,flood illuminator andinfrared cameras as well.Even if the audio insensors could be pushed up,maybe even on top, andthat's still four cutoutsinstead of one or two.And while that at least wouldbe better and keeping upwith the spider eye patternon the new Mac Pro objectively,it just doesn't seemany better looking than the notch.To avoid a notch, a hole punch or anythingthat would tarnish theperfection of a true full screen,some other companies haveused mechanical tutors.What popped the frontfacing cameras up and downor spin them around, the prosto this approach are obvious,because the camera doesn'thave to be in this screen,you get that true full screen.Also, if you use the spinaround version rather thanthe up and down version,you get the benefitof the rear facing camerasystem, which is typically muchmuch better than any frontfacing camera system.The cons are also equallyobvious, no matter how fasta mechanical tutor tutors,it's just never gonna beas fast as a camera that requireszero change is to a word.Also mechanical parts arepotential points of failure,not as in terms of breaking down,but for dust and liquid ingris,that might be why OnePluswhich had a peek-a-boo cameraon the 7 Pro, dished itfor a whole punch on the 8 Pro.It's also probably whyit's not even rumoredas being on Apple's radar,Apple the company that deletedthe headphone jack and art 16 replacedthe mechanical home buttonwith the taptic one,the very same year,only to deleted entirelythe very next year.And are even rumored to bedeleting the lightening portlikely to replace itwith a smart connectorin another year or two.And I did a video on all of that already,So hit subscribe so you don'tmiss any of this series.If Apple is simplifying the mechanics,they probably won't be addingany mechanisms like tutorsat least not anytime soon.On the experimental side ifnot quite mainstream yet,we also have companies likeOPPO and Xiomi prototypingin display cameras.In other words, cameras thatdon't have the screen cut awayaround them at all, butrather have this green pavejust right over them.When you're not using the camera,the screen just looks likea big beautiful full-on screen.When you do use the camera though,the screen becomes transparentand you can shoot right through it.Distant theory, I think it'sfair to say this stuff is allin the prototype stage still,the concept stage even.And comes with enoughlimitations and constraints,that it's easy to understandwhy it hasn't even madeits way into Samsung phones yet.And Samsung is willingto try almost anythingeven remotely commerciallyviable at any scale.Now there have beenrumors of Apple testingunder display versionsof touch ID, both opticaland ultrasonic versions offingerprint sensors now.have been shipping for a few years.Most major Androidvendors including Samsunghave shipped them.The early ones were rough,but they've been gettingbetter each generation.Would Apple double back,ditch face ID, go full screenand put touch ID right under it.That would certainlysolve the mass problembut bring back the glove problem.So personally, I say(speaks in foreign language)and having them both under displayat least eventuallysounds like the most Appleof any of these solutionsat least eventually.Now, before Apple goes truly notch-less,there are some rumors sayingthey'll go notch less.What I mean by that is Iwish I could animate thislike Evan and Poly Mata,but that's where Skillshare comes in.Evan has this classwhere he shows you how tomake an animated YouTube video.It's intended as anintroduction, but like he saysby the end of the course,you could have your very firstvideo uploaded to YouTube.So if you're stuck at homeand you've always wantedto give exactly this a try,there's no better timeto give it that try.Especially because Skillshareis online learning community,offers so many coursesand opportunities for everything fromhow to shoot and edit videos,to how to freelance withreal projects to createand the support of real fellow creatives.You can learn and grow with short classesthat fit your busy routine,and affordably withan annual subscriptionthat's less than $10 a month.Join more than 7 million creatorslearning with Skillshare.And the first 1000 ofyou who click the linkin the description, will get two monthsof Skillshare premium for free.Act now and start learning today.Thanks Skillshare and thanksto all of you for your support.So yeah, notch less asin less notch moving someof the components likethe audio system up,so that other componentslike the infrared systemcan be condensed closertogether, still a notchbut not as much of a notchif the rumors prove true.Thanks for watching andcheck out this playlist,this playlist, one of these playlistsfor all my other iPhone 12 previews,just click and I'll seeyou in the next video.\n"