Archive for the ‘Emerging Tech’ Category
Google’s Patent for Facial Recognition
Google has published a facial recognition patent that might be used to auto-tag people across the web. Auto-tagging, feature recognition, and 3D modeling are far from new concepts so it seems like Google is going to rush to beat Facebook to the punch. I suspect that in five years you’ll be able to mouse-over any face.
Google's Chrome OS
I don’t want to say that Pete & I were right or that we predicted this over a year ago, but… I don’t know how to finish that sentence. In my original post titled, ”Google’s OS (aka Chrome),” I wrote, “Hopefully Microsoft sees this as the threat to XP that it is”. Today, Google announced the.
Google's Picasa to Launch Face Recognition
Big day for Google: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13580_3-10026577-39.html With a face recognition feature set to launch at noon PDT Tuesday, Google’s Picasa Web Albums will help users label their photos with the names of subjects. That and other changes to the photo-sharing site are joined by a new beta version of the accompanying Picasa 3.0 photo-editing software. The.
Google's OS (aka Chrome)
Hopefully Microsoft sees this as the threat to XP that it is: http://www.google.com/chrome I haven’t played with it too much yet, but is this a replacement for FireFox? My friend Pete (Yettas) claims it’s extremely fast, which is the biggest complaint I hear about FF. March ’09 Update: Aside from the questionable first sentence of.
Twitter Acquires Summize
Twitter has purchased Summize for a rumored $15M. Here’s Twitter’s blog on the subject. I’m still luke warm on Twitter, but I certainly think this is a good purchase for them. “Summize is a popular service for searching Twitter and keeping up with emerging trends in real-time. Like Twitter, Summize offers an API so other.
