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iPhone Software

Facial recognition app on horizon for jailbroken iPhones

Ok, this could be cool. While it’s one thing to be able to access your iPhone via the slider or enter a passkey, it’s another thing altogether to have your mug be the thing that gains access to your smartphone. Per Macworld UK, RecognizeMe is an app aimed at jailbroken iPhones, and basically gives you […]

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Rumor Software

Rumor: Apple purchased Polar Rose facial recognition company for $29 million

It’s the stuff Apple buys out that makes future technology speculation kind of fun. Per TechCrunch, Apple is rumored to have bought a Swedish company Polar Rose. The company has created technology for facial recognition, which could allow for software and devices to recognize unique users. Though neither party has officially confirmed the purchase, Polar […]

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Pictures

“Magic Trackpad” images leaked prior to WWDC 2010 keynote

Hours before Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference 2010 keynote, Engadget has gone and done something snarky by posting pictures of a device that appears similar to Apple’s wireless Bluetooth keyboard. The device appears to offer a large, multitouch input surface for Mac hardware. “What we appear to be looking at is a brand new input device […]

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Apple Patents

Recent Apple Patents Suggest Upcoming Facial Recognition, Improved Videoconferencing Systems

Recently-released filings from the United States Patent and Trademark Office reveal that Apple may be planning face-detection components for its Mac and iPhone operating systems, in addition to working on ways to netter the quality of video conferences conducted via iChat. According to MacRumors, a current filing builds upon ways in which users may be […]

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iPhone Rumor

Voice Recognition Feature Seems Likely for iPhone OS 3.0

As the iPhone OS 3.0 beta software has been picked apart, some interesting new discoveries have emerged for consideration. The latest one, which centers around voice recognition and voice synthesis, may take the cake, though. According to Ars Technica, the software, nicknamed “Jabbler”, will be built into the SpringBoard application (the software component that controls […]