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by fs111 3648 days ago
so refreshing to see a humble presentation by an engineer and not a meme laden ego show, like you mostly see these days.
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You may be interested in http://daringfireball.net/thetalkshow/2016/06/17/ep-158 where Craig Federighi discusses how Apple implemented wear-your-Apple-watch-to-unlock functionality for their Macs; as it turns out, they make calculations based on how fast the Bluetooth responses are to judge the distance between the laptop and the watch — that way, a snoop can't unlock your laptop if you're merely in the room. It's nice to know that Federighi, at least, is involved in the nitty-gritty even though these aren't reflected in the keynotes.
Obviously a feature test for future car/home unlocking