A new personalized image search engine lets users see\u00a0how they would look with a different hairstyle or colour, or in a different time period, age, country, and much more.<\/p>\n
The new search engine, called Dreambit<\/strong><\/a>, was developed by a University of Washington<\/strong><\/a> computer vision researcher.<\/p>\n After uploading a photo, you type in a search term – such as \u201ccurly hair,\u201d \u201cIndia\u201d, or \u201c1930s.\u201d<\/p>\n The software mines Internet photo collections for similar images in that category and maps the person\u2019s face onto the results.<\/p>\n Dreambit draws on facial processing, recognition, three-dimensional reconstruction, and age progression research, combining all the\u00a0algorithms.<\/p>\n The new software can also help show what a missing child or person evading the law might look like if their appearance has been changed.<\/p>\n Facebook\u2019s solar-powered plane that beams down Internet connectivity<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Facebook\u2019s Mark Zuckerberg puts tape over his laptop camera<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\nMore Internet news<\/h3>\n