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: Microsoft New Camera Will Watch Where You Go
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2004 18:06:35 -0400
-----Original Message----- From: PAUL JULIEN <p.julien () worldnet att net> Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2004 16:01:47 To:dave () farber net Subject: Microsoft New Camera Will Watch Where You Go Dave: Excerpts and link re Microsoft's new camera. "So, tell me how you really feel. But eyes, lips, nose and eyebrows only, please." Paul Julien * Associated Press Microsoft Gadget Keeps Record of Your Life Thursday March 4, 8:51 pm ET By Allison Linn, AP Business Writer http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/040304/microsoft_visual_diary_3.html Microsoft's SenseCam Can Be Worn Around Your Neck and Take 2,000 Images EXCERPTS: REDMOND, Wash. (AP) -- SenseCam, touted as a visual diary of sorts by Microsoft Corp., is designed to be worn around the neck and take up to 2,000 images a 12-hour day automatically. The prototype responds to changes such as bright lights and sudden movements and might one day even respond to other stimuli such as heart rate or skin temperature it could eventually link with other technology, such as face recognition . As Lyndsay Williams passed by shop windows , so too did her SenseCam -- automatically snapping hundreds of photos along the way. Later that day, Williams could have used those pictures . Perhaps weeks or months later, she might have zipped through them to figure out when she last saw a particular colleague . Williams and other Microsoft researchers are showcasing dozens of futuristic gadgets and projects to company employees and journalists. The annual TechFest is hosted by Microsoft Research, a unit that delves into everything from super-technical programming applications to tools for developing HIV vaccines. Other technologies could soon be available to the public. [For example,] Microsoft is looking to license technology for identification cards touted as forge-proof because they combine a regular picture ID with a box that includes a compressed facial image. Another project converts a regular webcam image into low-resolution animation -- stripped of everything but the eyes, lips, nose and eyebrows. It's easier to transmit than full video and can be used with instant messaging to convey emotion and nuance. http://research.microsoft.com ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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