A Japanese company has developed 'smile checker' software that can tell whether someone looks happy, sad or somewhere in between.
By analysing facial features, such as wrinkles around the mouth and eyes and the space between the lips, Omron Corp's new software can spot a smile in less than one tenth of a second and rate it on a scale of zero to 100 per cent.
The company envisions the software can be used in digital cameras so a photo can be snapped when everyone is grinning, to help robots figure out if humans are happy, and give 'smile ratings' to people working in the service industry.
But can the software tell if the smiles are sincere?
"The engineers said that they've never really tested this, but the percentage rating would probably drop with a forced grin," said Omron spokesman James Seddon.
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Smile! Big Brother software is watching you
September 6, 2007, 9:28 amIntel dumps 'slow' India, goes to China
September 6, 2007, 9:10 am
World's largest chip maker Intel deferred its decision to make India as a destination for semiconductor manufacturing as the government was slow to announce policy.
"We were in serious discussion for chip manufacturing in India but the government was a bit slow on semiconductor manufacturing proposals", Intel Chairman Craig Barrett who is on his ninth visit to the country said.
Barrett justified his decision to go to Vietnam and China by saying "to set up a manufacturing base, we do planning years in advance. The China and Vietnam plans were made much earlier. As the government was slow in announcing the policy, in the window period we went to these two countries".
But the Intel Chairman had a future assurance for India. "Past is past. India is high on our list of future manufacturing destinations if we require additional capacity", he said.
Asking the government not to protect the legacy technology which will leave out the new and emerging technologies, Barrett said the company is in discussions with government for allocation of spectrum for Wi-Max services (Internet wireless broadband), a cheap and easily deployable service and with other companies for adoption of this innovative technology.
Barrett also said that India and China would be among the top three economic powers in the world in next 25 years.
"India and China will grow at a much faster pace than the developed nations, both would emerge among the top economic powers, it is inevitable," he said.
Intel also announced partnership with 16 Indian companies including NIIT Ltd, Fortis Healthcare, TCS among others for its World Ahead Program.
Through the program, Intel strives to improve education, healthcare, entrepreneurship and government services in developing countries worldwide by accelerating access to computers, connectivity and localised Internet content.
The company also signed a pact with UNESCO's affiliate in India to create a partnership focussed on advancing Intel's education initiatives.
Courtesy : Expressindia.com
"We were in serious discussion for chip manufacturing in India but the government was a bit slow on semiconductor manufacturing proposals", Intel Chairman Craig Barrett who is on his ninth visit to the country said.
Barrett justified his decision to go to Vietnam and China by saying "to set up a manufacturing base, we do planning years in advance. The China and Vietnam plans were made much earlier. As the government was slow in announcing the policy, in the window period we went to these two countries".
But the Intel Chairman had a future assurance for India. "Past is past. India is high on our list of future manufacturing destinations if we require additional capacity", he said.
Asking the government not to protect the legacy technology which will leave out the new and emerging technologies, Barrett said the company is in discussions with government for allocation of spectrum for Wi-Max services (Internet wireless broadband), a cheap and easily deployable service and with other companies for adoption of this innovative technology.
Barrett also said that India and China would be among the top three economic powers in the world in next 25 years.
"India and China will grow at a much faster pace than the developed nations, both would emerge among the top economic powers, it is inevitable," he said.
Intel also announced partnership with 16 Indian companies including NIIT Ltd, Fortis Healthcare, TCS among others for its World Ahead Program.
Through the program, Intel strives to improve education, healthcare, entrepreneurship and government services in developing countries worldwide by accelerating access to computers, connectivity and localised Internet content.
The company also signed a pact with UNESCO's affiliate in India to create a partnership focussed on advancing Intel's education initiatives.
Courtesy : Expressindia.com
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