No keyboard? No problem. Masterkey will project you a virtual one to type on
Miss having a physical keyboard when you're out and about? Wish you could have a mobile display that's bigger than your smartphone can offer? Masterkey 4.0 is a wireless projector capable of both projecting a functioning keyboard onto a surface and a display onto a nearby wall.
‘There’s Waldo’ robot will find Waldo long before you can
There’s Waldo is the brain child of Matt Reed, a creative technologist at the creative agency Redpepper. Reed and his colleagues built the bot out of a uArm Swift Pro that’s controlled by a Raspberry Pi computer. Facial recognition software helps spot the character in under 4.5 seconds.
Facial recognition can help would-be moms find an egg donor who looks like them
When would-be parents consider an egg donor, one of the common questions they ask is, 'Will my child look like me?' A pioneering egg bank in Spain has a high-tech answer to the conundrum -- and it involves using facial recognition to match up patients to similar-looking donors.
Microsoft calls for Congress to regulate use of facial-recognition tech
Microsoft's president and chief legal officer argues that the use of facial-recognition technology needs regulation. This will help put the public at ease and ensure that the technology is only used for its intended purpose. Microsoft urges Congress to assemble a commission of experts to help.
Police used facial recognition software to identify the Capital Gazette shooter
After capturing the Capital Gazette shooting suspect, authorities had trouble figuring out his identity. To determine who he was, Maryland police had to employ some very sophisticated tactics.
U.S. Customs says biometric entry and exit is coming first to this airport
While around a dozen airlines in the U.S. are testing biometric boarding and exit on international flights, a new agreement has the Orlando International Airport slated to be the first U.S. airport to use the technology for both entry and exits. The airport is working to implement the system using facial recognition.
China speeds up its subway with palm scanners and facial recognition
The Chinese capital of Beijing is now considering the introduction of "bio-recognition technology" to its subway stations. This technology would include palm scanners and facial recognition scanners, and would purportedly increase efficiency and decrease gridlock in key stations during rush hour.
Florida police are using Amazon’s creepy real-time facial-recognition tech
According to documents obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union, Amazon recently sold access to its real-time “Rekognition” facial recognition tech to the Orlando, Florida police department, which could potentially use it as part of its future crime-solving goals.
Facebook’s photo tag suggestions could violate Illinois law — and cost billions
A federal judge has again dismissed Facebook's request to throw out a lawsuit that claims the social network's suggested photo tags tool breaks an Illinois law that prevents storing biometric data without consent. The suit seeks $5,000 for every resident in the system.
Facial recognition tech picks a suspect out of a crowd of 50,000 in China
Police in southeast China have reportedly arrested a fugitive spotted in a crowd of 50,000 people attending a pop concert -- thanks to some eerily accurate facial recognition technology. The man was arrested while attending a show by popular Hong Kong singer Jacky Cheung.
LED baseball cap fools facial-recognition tech into thinking you’re someone else
Researchers in China have created an LED baseball cap that's able to trick facial-recognition systems into thinking that you're someone else.
An A.I. distinguishes between biological males and females based on a smile
A new A.I. has found an accurate way of distinguishing between images of males and females -- by analyzing the way they smile.
Board 350 passengers in 20 minutes? Facial recognition passes testing at LAX
To board a flight from LAX with the Lufthansa airline, you don't need your boarding pass, just your face with self-boarding gates.
Chinese police are using facial-recognition tech to catch criminals
Police in Beijing are reportedly testing out new smart glasses enabled with license plate and facial recognition technology.
Got A.I? Facial recognition now works on cows, with goal of better milk
Using facial recognition, dairy farmers could monitor their herds' health using just cameras and computers.
Controller? What controller? You fly this drone with your facial expressions
Roboticists at British Columbia’s Simon Fraser University have created a unique drone control system that involves piloting it by pulling a series of funny faces.
Bosch shows us how smarter cars help drivers stay focused on the road
Haptic feedback, intelligent voice control, and facial recognition are coming to your car sooner than you think. Bosch shows us how.
‘Adversarial glasses’ can fool even state-of-the-art facial-recognition tech
Researchers have developed 3D-printed glasses that are capable of fooling even cutting-edge facial recognition systems.
New, versatile 3D camera could bring Face ID to smaller devices
That smartphone can't have facial recognition without a small enough 3D camera -- and PMD and Infineon are launching the smallest yet.
Intel’s new Realsense depth cameras work just as well outside as they do indoors
Intels' new Realsense D415 and D4345 depth-sensing cameras should work just as well outdoors as they do inside.
Tokyo 2020 Olympics could deploy facial-recognition tech on a huge scale
Organizers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics are reported to be considering the use of facial recognition technology in a bid to bolster security.
Place your burger order with nothing but a smile at a facial-recognition kiosk
A burger chain is testing a kiosk that recognizes your face and recalls your previous orders in a bid to make fast food even faster.
Facebook facial recognition prevents someone from stealing your photo
Facebook facial recognition will now help prevent accounts from using photos of another user as their profile.
Older Windows 10 devices susceptible to Windows Hello face spoofing
Researchers discovered that Windows Hello facial recognition can be bypassed in older versions of Windows 10.
Huawei’s new facial-recognition technology could be better than Apple’s Face ID
It looks like Apple isn't the only one working on facial recognition tech for its phones -- it looks like Huawei is too.
Australian companies may soon be using a national facial recognition database
The Australian federal government might allow private companies to access the national facial recognition database.
Can facial recognition really replace fingerprints? We asked the experts
Apple’s Face ID is a headline feature in the iPhone X. Facial recognition may take over from fingerprints, but does it offer advantages and is it secure?
Facial recognition and hidden cameras will speed up airport security lines
Dubai International Airport will be using a facial-recognition tunnel to speed up the security process as the number of travelers increases.
Your face could be all you need to sign into Facebook
Facebook is testing a facial recognition tool to help you sign in. There's something poetic about using your face to get into Facebook.
Is face time over? New biometric tech identifies you through your ‘heartprint’
Smart new biometric tech developed at the University at Buffalo uses radar to read users' personal heart rate signatures.
The Wisenet-SmartCam D1 not only sees who’s at the door but identifies them, too
To stand out, don't just offer video doorbells -- offer video doorbells with facial recognition. The Wisenet-SmartCam D1 understands.
Facial recognition could help identify people even when they wear a disguise
Computer scientists have developed a facial-recognition system that can identify people even when they are wearing disguises.
Hiding behind your hands won’t stop next-gen facial recognition software
Facial recognition systems struggle to read faces that have been obscured by hands. Computer science researchers are here to help.
