Apple's facial recognition tech could be coming to iPads next

Apple's face-scanning tech could be coming to a new product in the near future.

The company will add its TrueDepth camera, which enables the iPhone X's Face ID and talking emoji tech, to next year's iPad Pro, according to an industry insider.

The prediction comes from KGI analyst Ming Chi-Kuo, who has successfully called many of Apple's product moves in the past. According to Kuo, Apple plans to bring its face-scanning TrueDepth camera to more products in 2018.

On the tablet side, Kuo predicts the 2018 iPad Pro will come equipped with the camera. He doesn't say whether Apple plans to change up the tablet's design to accommodate the extra sensors, but Apple could integrate the new hardware without adding the iPhone X's "notch" design.  Read more...