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Huawei Builds Thermometer Into Smartphone
June 14, 2020
With health officials suggesting the public screen take their temperature before entering a public place, Huawei has an intriguing solution: build a thermometer right into your phone. As spotted by Ars Technica, Huawei’s new Honor Play 4 smartphone features an infrared temperature sensor within its rear-facing camera block. Hold the phone up to someone’s forehead and check for a fever, just as easily as you might take their photo. In the wake of COVID-19, infrared thermometers have become the tool du jour in China (even if they are notoriously inaccurate), used to screen people at airports and other public places for symptoms without needing to make contact. But for most non-Chinese markets, to get such a feature, another OEM will need to clone it as Huawei market share outside of China is falling precipitously, due to the lack of Google Apps and now the latest SOC technology. From: Fast Company
June 14, 2020
With health officials suggesting the public screen take their temperature before entering a public place, Huawei has an intriguing solution: build a thermometer right into your phone. As spotted by Ars Technica, Huawei’s new Honor Play 4 smartphone features an infrared temperature sensor within its rear-facing camera block. Hold the phone up to someone’s forehead and check for a fever, just as easily as you might take their photo. In the wake of COVID-19, infrared thermometers have become the tool du jour in China (even if they are notoriously inaccurate), used to screen people at airports and other public places for symptoms without needing to make contact. But for most non-Chinese markets, to get such a feature, another OEM will need to clone it as Huawei market share outside of China is falling precipitously, due to the lack of Google Apps and now the latest SOC technology. From: Fast Company
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