Facial recognition

As you may know from some of my previous posts, I’m really keen on facial recognition for lots of applications, particularly events. But, as with a lot of new technologies, it’s taking time to really get traction. We recently added facial recognition to open the Zuant app when scanning badges at tradeshows so you’re not constantly fiddling around looking for or trying to remember your password. It’s a great timesaver, as remembering/inputting passwords are huge irritations in our digital world. I’m a big fan of Dashlane,…

As more Marketing strategies focus on delivering an enhanced user experience, research has become increasingly popular. 70% of CEOs see it as a competitive differentiator. Digital strategies can benefit drastically from user insights and, as a result, marketers are able to provide a solution that will work best for their specific target audience. By understanding user behaviors, attitudes and needs you can ensure the success of a digital campaign. With 53% of consumers today feeling that brands are failing to meet their…

Trulioo Marketplace of Identity Data and Sources Addresses Major Challenges in ID Verification and Risk, as Cited in Recent Gartner Report. New Features to the GlobalGateway ID Document Verification Capabilities Include an Image Capture Software Development Kit (SDK) With a Unique Desktop-To-Mobile Workflow, Which Allows for a Holistic Approach to ID Verification That Balances User Experience With Security While Enabling Business to Easily Expand to New Markets and Adapt to New Regulations Trulioo, the leading…

YukMoveOn (Let’s Move On) Shows How Google Apps Can Help All Indonesians, Also the Singles, Those in ‘Almost-But-Not-Quite’ Relationships, and the Ones in the Friend-Zone This Valentine’s Day Freelance-based creative agency Superson has launched their latest collaboration with Google Indonesia with a campaign that offers a fresh perspective to Valentine’s Day by showing support to those less lucky in love. Titled ‘Yuk Move On’ (‘Let’s Move On’), the campaign celebrates those who are single, in ‘almost-but-not-quite’…

As our lives become busier and online shopping continues to disrupt the traditional retail sector, you only have to look at the decline of our high streets to know that there is a revolution going on in the way that we shop. In the last year, household names such as Boots, Debenhams and House of Fraser have all been affected by store closures and job losses. But there could be light at the end of the tunnel for big brands trying to reconnect with their customers on the ground, according to retail expert Robert Lockyer, CEO…

Elo will feature the latest Retail Technology, along with its wide selection of interactive solutions for creating experiential shopper journeys in-store, at NRF 2020. Elo, a leading global provider of interactive retail solutions, announced exciting additions to its lineup of point-of-sale, self-service, BOPIS and in-store fulfillment solutions, including the new Windows-based EloPOS™ Pack compute platform and two additional display options for EloPOS systems. These additions provide Windows/Intel customers the same…

No Initial Fee, Cloud-Based Service Incorporates into Smartphone Apps, Websites, and Access Management Systems Panasonic Corporation announced that starting November 25, 2019, the company will begin offering an application programming interface (API) for its facial recognition technology to the market in Japan. @Panasonic begins offering #API for #FacialRecognition utilizing #DeepLearning technology to the market in Japan. Panasonic first began R&D into facial recognition in the early 1990s, and has continued to…

Last week over 14,000 Event and Marketing professionals gathered at Sands Expo in Las Vegas for the ninth annual IMEX America, the biggest event in the meetings industry’s calendar. With a record breaking number of attendees, this year’s exhibition gave professionals from around the globe the opportunity to explore trends and advancements that are impacting event services. IMEX19’s session talking points focused on four central themes: imagination, event tech, experiential, and sustainability. So, what were the key…

Facial Recognition (FR) is a sensitive and controversial topic today. The ongoing debate ensues because of issues surrounding use by the police and intelligence service agencies such as the CIA and FBI as well as basic human rights to privacy. My initial thoughts were that the issues are very similar to CCTV (closed caption TV). If you’re conducting yourself in a decent way, what is the problem? Indeed, who can argue that if a good Facial Recognition system linked to a full AI back-end had managed to stop any one of the…

AR, VR, autonomous cars are three technologies that once seemed like futuristic science fiction, yet they are mainstream today. Facial recognition is another amazing technology that has arrived on the scene and is dramatically changing how we conduct our personal and professional lives. Singapore's Changi airport is testing a facial recognition system to expedite travelers. The facility is expanding existing uses of the smart ID system and looking into ways to replace passport checks. Naturally, there are doubters.…