Wow, could you imagine face recognition like that available on a phone? You could sign into facebook and names could be tagged to people matching the profile pictures as you walk by - real time!
It compares the current macroblock with a series of previous macroblocks instead of just the previous one. Unfortunately, it'll never succeed until it's shown on an iPhone.
@ Mathew: Are you talking about the "stamplicking/kneeslapping" video or Zdenek's? If the latter, where on pop sci did you get your information - I cannot find any information to refute Zdenek's claim, though that might come in 9hrs or so...
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And as if by magic google asks me to try this
I think whats funny is they set up an April Fools whilst apparently this Surrey chap has something similar working. Or is that also a hoax?
I wonder if this algorithm would benefit at all from the use of a 3d scanner such as the Kinect.
Does anyone know if this could be used to build an "object library" like ASIMO?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aCI17ws0m8 (@~3:00)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASIMO#Recognition_technology