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Apple has acquired Swedish face-recognition outfit Polar Rose, according to multiple reports. Norwegian website Mac1.no (Google translation) reports that Steve Jobs and company have agreed to purchase all shares in the Malmö-based Polar Rose, which introduced a browser plug-in in 2007 for recognizing faces in photos posted …

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  1. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Confuse the system?

    always carry a cutout of Abraham Lincoln with you at parties for being photographed with.

  2. multipharious

    "Excuse me while I whip this out..."

    Interesting idea for an app, but until it is integrated with something I don't have to point at someone like a tricorder it is a wee bit too conspicuous. The gadget geek in my likes it...but.

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