Blippar launches Halos AR face profiles
Blippar, the technology company specialising in Augmented Reality and Computer Vision, on Wednesday announced the beta launch of Halos, its Augmented Reality (AR) face profiles, which is available in the Blippar app. The launch of Halos builds on the company's existing real-time facial recognition capabilities.
This new in-app feature, which follows the launch of Public Figures Facial Recognition in December 2016, will allow users to create and customise their own personal AR face profile and connect with other users by "blipping" (scanning) their faces either in person or through images. Halos users will have control of their own AR Face Profile and of the content they choose to upload and display.
In December 2016, Blippar first introduced real-time facial recognition with initially 70,000 public figures recognizable. The app can now recognise 370,000 public figures.
Blippar's Facial Recognition APIs will also be available at request to companies wishing to license and integrate the technology into their own applications and/or products, from mobile banking transactions to smart networking and building access control.
Ambarish Mitra, cofounder & CEO at Blippar, said: "Our faces are our most unique and expressive form of communication. Through Halos, our AR face profiles, we are making the face accessible in digital format for the first time, providing an innovative and dynamic way of expressing ourselves and discovering more about those around you. The technology lends itself to many other forms of implementation, and we are delighted to be able to share our APIs and technology with other companies who, like us, are committed to spurring on innovation in their own industries."
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