A group of investigators at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) says that it was recently able to identify which parts of a specific brain area are face-selective. That a region called the fusiform gyrus played a role in this was known for a long time, but which parts of it were involved in the process re... |
3 January 2012
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Google seems determined to copy (almost) everything about Facebook, but learn from its mistakes. It has recently enabled a face recognition technology for Google+ photos, the same one that got Facebook a lot of, mostly unwarranted, flack.
The crucial difference, because there had to be one, is that the feature is op... |
12 December 2011
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FaceLock for Symbian, a face recognition security application that replaces the traditional locking screen, has just been launched in the Ovi Store.The application was among Nokia Innovators Hackathron finalists and one of the winners at the Nokia World 2010.Currently, the application only supports Symbian^3 sma... |
10 October 2011
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A group of US researchers was recently able to discover a new type of response to human faces that forms in the human brain when individuals see other people's face. This response was not analyzed before, and researchers say that these results may lead to a better understanding of the brain.
Analyzing the way... |
30 September 2011
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Google has acquired PittPatt, a company specializing in facial recognition, according to an announcement on the company's site. There are no clear indications for what Google plans to do with the technology, but the company already employs facial recognition in some of its products.
"Joining Google is the nex... |
23 July 2011
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A new version of Visidon AppLock, the application that offers the owners of Android-based mobile phones the possibility to better protect their handsets, is now available for download from the Android Market.
The mobile software is available for download as version 1.3, and comes with support for all handsets tha... |
27 June 2011
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In the past 12 hours, a company dealing with facial recognition has made multiple headlines for reportedly being acquired by Apple Inc. The details of the deal have not been disclosed officially but “rock-solid” sources cited by TechCrunch say Apple paid around $29 million to take over the entire sharehol... |
21 September 2010
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Recognizing faces is what allows us to avoid embarrassing memory failures and to still be in touch with people we know. But understanding exactly how it works might help people who need to match names and faces perfectly and also it can improve facial recognition of dangerous people, like criminals or terrorists.Just... |
29 July 2010
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Many researchers have said over the years that a person's intelligence quotient (IQ) can be considered a clear indicator of that individual's smartness in a number of other areas as well. But a new study seems to suggest that this is not always the case, especially when it comes to our ability to recognize ... |
22 January 2010
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It seems that Sony Ericsson plans to bring the idea of controlling a phone without touching designated buttons to a new level, as we learn today that the company has just patented a system that allows for the mobile phones to be controlled through facial expressions that are perceived via the device's camera. Ac... |
21 May 2009
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through its US-VISIT program, is currently collecting photos and digital fingerprints from all travelers entering the United States via airports, in an attempt to better protect the nation's security. But scientists say that the system has a lot of inconveniences, espec... |
26 November 2008
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New scientific research proves that two points around the nose are the first to be observed by people meeting another person. These results contradict long-term beliefs, which state that the eyes, mouth and nose are the first things persons getting acquainted notice about each other. These tests were conducted by sci... |
21 October 2008
06:15 GMT |
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Japanese electronics company OKI has recently announced the release of its FSE (Face Recognition Engine) Ver.4 which can be embedded into surveillance systems so as to specifically identify individuals by their face. In the near future OKI hopes to further develop the technology, so that after identifying a face the ... |
15 July 2008
10:04 GMT |
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If you happen to have an identical twin that's messing up your computer accounts or if you want your PC data well secured, then better look for this camera. Toronto-based Bioscrypt company touted the introduction of the world's first 3D face recognition camera for use in authenticating individuals accessing... |
29 March 2007
10:56 GMT |
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