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marcus Paint the facial grid to discover how math turns your face into a secure password.
marcus Apple Face ID
Thirty thousand dots, Shining in the dark, Unlock with a glance.
marcus A custom camera captures the pattern of infrared dots to read your face's shape.
Infrared light: Humans cannot see it, but many animals like pythons use infrared vision to hunt in total darkness.
marcus A specialized projector beams thousands of invisible infrared dots to map your facial contours.
Why does Face ID use infrared light instead of visible light to map your face?
Which biometric unlock method feels most futuristic to you?
Which technology is used by the flood illuminator to light up your face in the dark?
What physical feature of the projected dot pattern allows the system to determine the 3D shape of your face?
Who invented the vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) technology in 1977?
What is the main purpose of the infrared camera in a facial recognition system?
Approximately how many invisible infrared dots does the dot projector beam onto a user's face during a Face ID scan?
In which year did Apple introduce the Secure Enclave to isolate cryptographic operations?
Where is your facial recognition data processed and stored on modern smartphones?
marcus Master modern crowdfunding strategies. Play Crowd Buddy to learn how to finance your projects and launch a successful campaign in the AI era.
marcus Modern Crowdfunding
We built our dream with a smart design, And thousands backed us up online!
marcus Learn how to leverage a pre-launch community to secure funding and ensure your project's success in the AI era. View the infographic.
Crowdfunding records: The most funded Kickstarter project in history, Brandon Sanderson's surprise novels campaign in 2022, raised over $41 million from 185,000 backers in just 30 days.
marcus Discover how to leverage AI assistance to design successful fundraising campaigns and raise money for your projects.
The practice of funding a project by raising small amounts of money from a large number of people, typically via the internet. Modern online campaigns leverage machine learning algorithms to instantly identify and match creators with ideal prospective backers.
What percentage of a crowdfunding goal should ideally be secured in the first 24 hours to ensure success?
Which author raised over $41 million in 2022 for a self-publishing campaign, setting a Kickstarter record?
In what year did Kickstarter launch, kicking off the modern era of online crowdfunding?
How does using AI image generators like Midjourney benefit early-stage crowdfunding creators?
Which AI-driven task helps creators estimate a crowdfunding project's success rate before it launches?
What is the term for a crowdfunding campaign where you only keep the money if you reach your full funding goal?
What is the primary reason that approximately 9% of successfully funded crowdfunding projects fail to deliver rewards?
Which platform is famous for helping creators raise recurring monthly funds from dedicated fans rather than one-off project goals?
marcus Bootstrapping and Early Grants
We didn't need the millions, just forty minds making art on a Discord server.
marcus Discover how to successfully raise money and finance your AI-powered hardware project with this step-by-step crowdfunding infographic.
Early Apple funding: In 1976, Steve Jobs sold his Volkswagen van and Steve Wozniak sold his HP calculator to raise $1,300 to bootstrap Apple.
marcus Discover how to raise money and secure government grants to finance your AI-powered projects and cutting-edge technology innovations.
The process of starting and running a business using only personal finances or operating revenues. Founder David Holz used bootstrapping to launch Midjourney in 2021, achieving massive profitability without venture capital.
Which US government program awards over $4 billion annually to small tech businesses?
Which funding source sounds the most exciting to try?
What did Steve Wozniak sell in 1976 to help bootstrap Apple?
What does 'non-dilutive funding' mean when raising money for an AI project?
What is the main advantage of bootstrapping an AI project?
Which type of AI project is best suited for crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter?
Where did Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin begin developing their search engine in 1996?
Which European Union funding program has a €95.5 billion budget that supports AI development?
What tech product famously raised $2.4 million on Kickstarter in 2012?
marcus QR Codes
Stones on a board, / Shift to a grid, / Scanned on your phone!
marcus Denso Wave decided to make the QR code patent-free, allowing anyone in the world to use it.
Go board origins: Masahiro Hara designed the QR code grid in 1994 using layout concepts from the ancient strategy game Go.
marcus Engineer Masahiro Hara invented the QR code in 1994 after playing the strategy game Go during his lunch breaks.