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Thursday, April 10, 2008

PARANOIA in the real world: Your 23% smile is insufficient, citizen 

Loyal citizen Elle-R-KNO of Paranoia-Live.net forwards this Wired blog report of breakthroughs in Japanese smile-measuring technology:
The breadth of a smile can be measured by new technology from Japanese electronics and health care company Omron Corp. [...]

In a demonstration, a camcorder took videos of journalists covering the announcement. Percentage numbers indicating how much each person was smiling popped up in bold blue letters next to their faces on a monitor, flashing higher or lower as their expressions changed. The numbers ranged as high as 89 percent for a person who was grinning, while a somber face registered 0 percent.

Sony Corp. already has a similar Smile Shutter function for its digital cameras which automatically clicks the shutter when people in the image break into a smile.

But Kawamoto said Omron hopes to used its technology in the medical field, to assess the emotional state of patients, or pack it in mobile phones. Okao Catch can also be useful for people who want to perfect their smiles, or for robot communication to make it easier for machines to decipher human reactions, according to Omron.

Doubtless this tech will soon adorn an airport security line near you....

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