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Ice Cream Sandwich Face Unlock has issues with dark skin tones

26 January 2012 by Michael Crider Discuss (7)

One of the myriad new features in Ice Cream Sandwich that got people really excited about Android 4.0 was Face Unlock, an alternative to sliding, PIN or pattern-based screen unlocks that uses a forward-facing camera to literally recognize the user’s face. Upon actual use, however, it’s clear that the technology isn’t quite as fleshed out …

Google+ photo tagging now features automatic facial recognition

08 December 2011 by Cory Gunther Discuss (0)

Google’s social network site just keeps getting better and better these days. Now I know when you read automatic facial recognition you feel like John Connor from Terminator might hunt you down and recognize your face but this new system is completely opt-in. This feature is being called “Find My Face” and will make photo …

Google building Facial Recognition app to identify people by their face [False]

31 March 2011 by Cory Gunther Discuss (1)

*Update: See bottom It looks like Google is at it again with another innovative idea. According to the CNN piece on it, it seems some are worried about privacy issues regarding this app from the search and ad giant. Google apparently has a mobile app that is currently under way that will use facial recognition …

Recognizr uses facial recognition for social network links [Video]

25 February 2010 by Chris Davies Discuss (0)

Face recognition on Android isn’t exactly new – the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10, when it finally goes on sale, will be able to identify people in photos and link them to their Contacts entries – but a new app promises facial recognition for all Android devices. Recognizr is the handiwork of The Astonishing Tribe, and …

Sony Ericsson demonstrates the X10’s face recognition feature

10 February 2010 by David Junior Discuss (0)

The X10 is shaping up to be quite an impressive devices even in the absence of Android 2.1. In this video below Sony demonstrates how face recognition will be integrated in Android.