: Microsoft New Camera Will Watch Where You Go

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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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


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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






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