facial recognition

  1. Windows Hello: User Insights on Biometric Authentication Pros and Cons

    In recent years, Windows Hello, Microsoft's biometric authentication feature, has garnered attention and mixed feedback from users. As it stands, many users have expressed complaints regarding the speed and reliability of the facial recognition technology, with some stating it is often too slow...
  2. NEWS Australian federal police tested controversial facial recognition search engine, FOI documents reveal

    The Australian federal police have tested a controversial facial recognition search engine, possibly for operational use. Documents obtained by Guardian Australia under freedom of information laws show hundreds of connections between AFP devices and the website PimEyes between 1 January and 4...
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    Windows 10 Windows 10 laptop camera problem.

    I an running Windows 10 Pro on my Lenovo Laptop. The problem started recently just after a Windows 10 update, The camera on my laptop works OK with programs such a Skype but when I start up the laptop I am told that I cannot login using facial recognition and reveive the error message...
  4. Behind-the-scenes at Panasonic: factory to field

    Link Removed TOUGHBOOK CF-33 In the world of devices, when you hear the Panasonic name it brings to mind our line of rugged TOUGHBOOKs. For the past 20 plus years, TOUGHBOOKs and TOUGHPADs have been used globally to enable public safety organizations, utility companies and manufacturing...
  5. Novartis unveils a new app to empower people with blindness and/or severe visual impairment

    According to new data published this year in the Lancet Global Health journal, there are around 252.6 million people affected by blindness and moderate-to-severe visual impairment worldwide. * At Novartis, we are committed to helping people with challenging healthcare issues. As one of the...
  6. Bay Equity sets the bar for a new kind of mortgage lender with Surface devices

    When brothers Brett, Casey and Jon McGovern decided to set up a full-service retail mortgage lending company in California’s San Francisco Bay Area in 2007, they couldn’t have picked a more inopportune time. Just a month after the McGovern brothers capitalized their business, the impending...
  7. Ten Windows 10 PCs that unlock Windows Hello

    Windows 10 brings you built-in protection. That means more security features, safer authentication and ongoing updates delivered to you for the supported lifetime of your device, all at no extra cost. One of Windows 10’s built-in security features is Windows Hello, designed to eliminate the use...
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    Windows 10 Facial Recognition

    Facial Recognition in Windows 10 works fine on occasion. Most times it does not work, and I need to use either pin or pw. The computer is a Dell Inspiron 5000 series and is new. What can I do so that it works consistently?
  9. Facial recognition logon doesn't work after you apply a Group Policy setting in Windows 10

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  10. FamilyNotes: Using the camera to detect a user

    In our previous post in the FamilyNotes series, we introduced the FamilyNotes app, its features, and provided a brief history of the app’s development process. The FamilyNotes app is a sample app that is available on GitHub for you to look over and to use as a basis for your own apps, especially...
  11. Building an IoT Magic Mirror with Hosted Web Apps and Windows 10

    At Build 2016, we demoed a Magic Mirror project powered by a Hosted Web App on Windows 10 IoT Core. This project enhances the basic concept of a “smart” magic mirror concept by personalizing the experience with relevant information and facial recognition powered by Microsoft’s Cognitive Services...
  12. Say “Hello” to Windows Hello on Windows 10

    With our Windows 10 launch fast approaching we’re excited for you to say “Hello” to Windows Hello. You may remember we Link Removed. Windows Hello is biometric authentication that provides you instant access to your Windows 10 devices*. Simply show your face or use your fingerprint to login to...
  13. Windows Hello Facial Recognition Demo (Video)

    It is now possible to use Windows Hello Facial Recognition to log into Windows 10 machines with the proper camera hardware. We demo using the Intel RealSense technology using a Creative F200 camera and Windows 10 Build 10166. read more Continue reading...
  14. The Story and Source for TwinsOrNot

    Just a couple weeks ago we highlighted Link Removed with a getting started post, Hello Face API... Now how about a web site that uses the same API, one that went viral during Build 2015? Hello Link Removed (and it's sibling, Link Removed)! Link Removed posted the story behind Link Removed...
  15. Kinect 2 Computer Vision

    Kinect MVP James Ashley is back with a great example of using OpenCV v3 (which we highlighted OpenCV turns 3 and seeing Intel(R) INDE OpenCV), Emgu and the Kinect v2 to implement computer vision/facial recognition. Some of our other posts where we highlight James; Kinect 2 Unity 5 "Kinect v2...
  16. Hello Face API...

    Today's series comes from Coding4Fun Friend, Bruno Capuano, where he shows off one of our favorite subjects, facial recognition, with a cloud twist. Bruno is showing off Microsoft's Project Oxford, Face API's and how you can get started using them. First, Project Oxford? Link Removed Welcome...
  17. Hello Face API...

    Today's series comes from Coding4Fun Friend, Bruno Capuano, where he shows off one of our favorite subjects, facial recognition, with a cloud twist. Bruno is showing off Microsoft's Project Oxford, Face API's and how you can get started using them. First, Project Oxford? Link Removed Welcome...
  18. Dark Olive Green Skin...

    This is a great title for a post from Dwight Goins that I've been meaning to highlight for a while... My Kinect told me I have Dark Olive Green Skin… Did you know the Kinect for windows v2 has the ability to determine your Skin pigmentation and your hair color? – Yes I’m telling you the...
  19. VIDEO Getting Real with Mike Taulty and RealSense

    Mike Taulty, long time Friend of the Kinect Gallery, has been writing up a great series of articles around Intel's RealSense camera and Visual Studio (of course ;). Here's the current series ToC (as of the time of writing this), where you can get a good feel of everything he's covering... Link...
  20. Making Windows 10 More Personal and More Secure with Windows Hello

    When we started building Windows 10, the team spent a lot of time and energy thinking about how to make computing more personal. We want your devices to recognize you, to understand what you’re saying… we want the experience to go wherever you do and we want you to feel a great sense of TRUST as...