TurquoiseB wrote: > Talk about intrusive. This one seems to have been designed with stalkers > in mind. Text below is from the article, but go to the link to see a > video of it working. > > http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/23/recognizr-phone-app-helps_n_473\ > 921.html > <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/23/recognizr-phone-app-helps_n_47\ > 3921.html> > Recognizr: Phone App Helps You Identify And Friend Strangers Through > Face Recognition, Social Networking > <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/23/recognizr-phone-app-helps_n_47\ > 3921.html> Ever wanted to know the name and social networking history of > a total stranger without having to go through the arduous task of > actually talking to them? Now, with the help of Swedish mobile software > firm The Astonishing Tribe <http://www.tat.se/> 's new phone app -- > Recognizr -- you can. > Popsci explains how this augmented reality app works > <http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2010-02/augmented-identity-app\ > -helps-you-identify-friend-perfect-strangers> : > ...the user points the camera at a person across the room. Face > recognition software creates a 3-D model of the person's mug and sends > it across a server where it's matched with an identity in the database. > A cloud server conducts the facial recognition and sends back the > subject's name as well as links to any social networking sites the > person has provided access to.
The phone app I like is Google's voice search. Instead of typing in a search term I just press the microphone button in the search bar and speak the search terms. In a few seconds are the search results. Of course sometimes it gets the terms wrong. Vaj, does the iDon't have this app?
