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Face Recognition Technology Now Works in the Dark
Being able to identify an individual based on his facial features is very useful for law enforcement, but face recognition technology is also implemented in various gadgets for security or convenience purposes. In its standard form, face recognition works by comparing two images of the subject, but these images must…
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New Windows 10 Sign-In System Will Include Face, Iris, and Fingerprint Scans
Microsoft has unveiled its new sign-in system for Windows 10, called Microsoft Hello, on its Windows Blog. http://youtu.be/1AsoSnOmhvU Hello allows users to sign-in with a traditional password or PIN, but also by face, fingerprint, and retina scan. While Hello will use existing fingerprint scanners, the face and retina recognition system…
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UK Police Trials The World’s Fastest Face Recognition System
Britain is dubbed the most watched country in the world, with over 6 million CCTV cameras watching everything that moves. This is why the London police aims to further improve its CCTV network use by adding body-worn cameras to help identify ‘criminal activities’ faster. The new technology is said to…
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Ford Working With Intel on Bringing Face and Gesture Recognition Technology to Cars
Automaker Ford and chip maker Intel apparently have started looking into how people can interact with their gadgets even more. With smart watches and virtual reality already on the way, the two manufacturers apparently are looking into making their own innovative technology, but for automobiles. “Project Mobii” is the name…
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Face Recognition Technology Currently Being Tested by the FBI
Face recognition technology is nothing new, having agencies such as the National Security Agency denying the use of such technology on people, images and most likely anything that has a human face on it. However, the FBI looks like they are not trying to hide the technology or its use…
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Apple Patents A New Face Recognition Feature
Apple has been given a patent called “Personal computing device control using face detection and recognition” by the US Patent and Trademark, a feature that allows access to your iPhone and other devices with the help of facial detection and recognition. This means users will be able to unlock their…
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