Comments for Educating Silicon http://www.educatingsilicon.com Listening for the pitter-patter of tiny metal feet. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:43:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 Comment on SnapTell Explorer - Mobile Visual Search Heats Up by October 7, 2008 | next media update http://www.educatingsilicon.com/2008/10/06/snaptell-explorer-mobile-visual-search-heats-up/#comment-379 October 7, 2008 | next media update Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:42:11 +0000 http://www.educatingsilicon.com/2008/10/06/snaptell-explorer-mobile-visual-search-heats-up/#comment-379 [...] SnapTell Explorer - Mobile Visual Search Heats Up EDUCATING SILICON Hot on the heals of kooaba, competitor SnapTell just released an iPhone client for their visual search engine. The index apparently contains most books, DVDs, CDs and game covers - over one million indexed items. If the recognition rate is as high as it should be, that’s a pretty impressive achievement. In principle the service was already available via email/mms. In practice, an iPhone client changes the experience completely. Image search becomes the fastest way to get information about anything around you. Source> [...] […] SnapTell Explorer - Mobile Visual Search Heats Up EDUCATING SILICON Hot on the heals of kooaba, competitor SnapTell just released an iPhone client for their visual search engine. The index apparently contains most books, DVDs, CDs and game covers - over one million indexed items. If the recognition rate is as high as it should be, that’s a pretty impressive achievement. In principle the service was already available via email/mms. In practice, an iPhone client changes the experience completely. Image search becomes the fastest way to get information about anything around you. Source> […]

]]> Comment on SnapTell Explorer - Mobile Visual Search Heats Up by Milan http://www.educatingsilicon.com/2008/10/06/snaptell-explorer-mobile-visual-search-heats-up/#comment-373 Milan Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:27:29 +0000 http://www.educatingsilicon.com/2008/10/06/snaptell-explorer-mobile-visual-search-heats-up/#comment-373 I was tempted by the iPhone, but I am waiting for the second generation Android phones. I was tempted by the iPhone, but I am waiting for the second generation Android phones.

]]> Comment on A Visual Search Engine for iPhone by SnapTell Explorer - Mobile Visual Search Heats Up at Educating Silicon http://www.educatingsilicon.com/2008/09/10/a-visual-search-engine-for-iphone/#comment-372 SnapTell Explorer - Mobile Visual Search Heats Up at Educating Silicon Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:05:20 +0000 http://www.educatingsilicon.com/2008/09/10/a-visual-search-engine-for-iphone/#comment-372 [...] well. Hot on the heals of kooaba, competitor SnapTell just released an iPhone client for their visual search engine. The index [...] […] well. Hot on the heals of kooaba, competitor SnapTell just released an iPhone client for their visual search engine. The index […]

]]> Comment on Google Street View - Soon in 3D? by alison http://www.educatingsilicon.com/2008/04/18/google-street-view-soon-in-3d/#comment-367 alison Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:18:07 +0000 http://www.educatingsilicon.com/2008/04/18/google-street-view-soon-in-3d/#comment-367 Just seen one on our Avenue in Bradford, West Yorkshire. Just seen one on our Avenue in Bradford, West Yorkshire.

]]> Comment on “But I’m Not Lost!” - Adoption Challenges for Visual Search by Milan http://www.educatingsilicon.com/2008/09/10/but-im-not-lost-adoption-challenges-for-visual-search/#comment-365 Milan Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:44:47 +0000 http://www.educatingsilicon.com/2008/09/10/but-im-not-lost-adoption-challenges-for-visual-search/#comment-365 Visual search could definitely be useful. Personally, I would recommend setting up a system using Google Transit and visual search that lets you photograph bus stop signs and have timetables set to you. Ideally, this should work in places where the alphabet and/or language differ from those known to the traveller, with automatic translation of the bus timetables built in. Visual search could definitely be useful.

Personally, I would recommend setting up a system using Google Transit and visual search that lets you photograph bus stop signs and have timetables set to you.

Ideally, this should work in places where the alphabet and/or language differ from those known to the traveller, with automatic translation of the bus timetables built in.

]]> Comment on A Visual Search Engine for iPhone by “But I’m Not Lost!” - Adoption Challenges for Visual Search at Educating Silicon http://www.educatingsilicon.com/2008/09/10/a-visual-search-engine-for-iphone/#comment-363 “But I’m Not Lost!” - Adoption Challenges for Visual Search at Educating Silicon Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:50:06 +0000 http://www.educatingsilicon.com/2008/09/10/a-visual-search-engine-for-iphone/#comment-363 [...] Archives « A Visual Search Engine for iPhone [...] […] Archives « A Visual Search Engine for iPhone […]

]]> Comment on Google Street View - Soon in 3D? by Intel Software Network Blogs » Introducing Connected Visual Computing (CVC) http://www.educatingsilicon.com/2008/04/18/google-street-view-soon-in-3d/#comment-361 Intel Software Network Blogs » Introducing Connected Visual Computing (CVC) Wed, 10 Sep 2008 05:49:13 +0000 http://www.educatingsilicon.com/2008/04/18/google-street-view-soon-in-3d/#comment-361 [...] blueprints are in 3D. Take the case of Google that had been mapping the globe but certainly is building the database in 3D and soon we can expect 3D visualization to start emerging on Google [...] […] blueprints are in 3D. Take the case of Google that had been mapping the globe but certainly is building the database in 3D and soon we can expect 3D visualization to start emerging on Google […]

]]> Comment on Google Street View - Soon in 3D? by Cordelo http://www.educatingsilicon.com/2008/04/18/google-street-view-soon-in-3d/#comment-360 Cordelo Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:54:20 +0000 http://www.educatingsilicon.com/2008/04/18/google-street-view-soon-in-3d/#comment-360 seen one yesterday in Turin seen one yesterday in Turin

]]> Comment on Google Street View - Soon in 3D? by mark http://www.educatingsilicon.com/2008/04/18/google-street-view-soon-in-3d/#comment-207 mark Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:27:54 +0000 http://www.educatingsilicon.com/2008/04/18/google-street-view-soon-in-3d/#comment-207 The same cars have also been spotted <a href="http://www.elmundo.es/navegante/2008/05/21/tecnologia/1211385410.html" rel="nofollow">all over Spain</a>. There were some sightings in <a href="http://sfcitizen.com/blog/2008/06/16/the-united-states-park-police-vs-the-google-maps-car-san-francsicos-presidio/ " rel="nofollow">San Francisco too</a> (amusingly, being stopped by police :) ) <br> It's pretty clear this laser-based system isn't a small experimental project, but a full-scale mapping effort. When Google decides to gather some data, it doesn't mess about! The same cars have also been spotted all over Spain. There were some sightings in San Francisco too (amusingly, being stopped by police :) )

It’s pretty clear this laser-based system isn’t a small experimental project, but a full-scale mapping effort. When Google decides to gather some data, it doesn’t mess about!

]]> Comment on Google Street View - Soon in 3D? by Big names fail to make gasoline grade at Webautosource.info - Auto News Blog http://www.educatingsilicon.com/2008/04/18/google-street-view-soon-in-3d/#comment-72 Big names fail to make gasoline grade at Webautosource.info - Auto News Blog Fri, 16 May 2008 16:53:15 +0000 http://www.educatingsilicon.com/2008/04/18/google-street-view-soon-in-3d/#comment-72 [...] carrying what looked like sophisticated laser scanning photographic equipment on their roofs were spotted on the streets of Milan and Rome in [...] […] carrying what looked like sophisticated laser scanning photographic equipment on their roofs were spotted on the streets of Milan and Rome in […]

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