An industry blogger has written that Microsoft has ultra-HD webcams in the pipeline for 2019 that feature face recognition.According to industry blogger Paul Thurrott, the tech giant is set to release one model for Windows 10 PCs and another for the Xbox One, reports AFP.The first of these new devices will enable PC owners to take advantage of biometric authentication based on the Windows Hello platform.Until now this technology, which allows for face, iris and fingerprint recognition, has only been available on computers in the Microsoft Surface range.The goal is to extend this functionality to any machine running Windows 10. But whether this expanded feature set will be enough to convince regular users to pay for a second webcam remains uncertain.
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