Continuing on the theme of face recognition, in the Embedded Showcase the company Viewdle demonstrated their application. Working with the camera on a smartphone the application picks up the identity of the individual and provides action options (according to the staged demo and video). The demonstrator pointed the phone at herself and voila, the application recognizes and tags for use in social networking, gaming or ….?

Their concept video was interesting to watch. The power of these small devices is opening up so many different options