picture: search

Algorithms Can Make You Pretty

caffeinemessiah writes "The New York Times has an interesting story on a new algorithm by researchers from Tel Aviv University that modifies a facial picture of a person to conform to standards of attractiveness. Based on a digital library of pictures of people who have been judged 'attractive,' the algorithm finds the nearest match and modifies an input picture so it conforms to the 'attractive' person's proportions. The trick, however, is that the resultant pictures are still recognizable as the original person. Here's a quick link to a representative picture of the process. Note that this is a machine-learning approach to picture modification, not a characterization of beauty, and could just as easily be used to make a person less attractive.

Picture Perfect Digital Photo Frame

Slideshows, thumbnails, video clips, music clips, seeing multiple photos, or just your traditional standalone picture can all be viewed on the NU Cinetrek digital photo frame without having to connect to a PC.

New Picture of Personal Finances Shows, in Case of Emergency, Two in Three ''Household CFOs'' Are at Risk

New Picture of Personal Finances Shows, in Case of Emergency, Two in Three ''Household CFOs'' Are at Risk

First Picture of Jules Verne Spacecraft Re-Entry Destruction

This is the first picture of the spectacular re-entry of Jules Verne, the Automated Transport Vehicle that fell from orbit today at 9:31AM Eastern time. Taken from a DC-8, it shows the moment in which it starts to break at 9:43AM, just before falling into the Pacific Ocean. Apparently, the show was amazing because this thing was gigantic. Check its scale compared to the Apollo and a Progress capsule. Update: More pictures coming in now.

First Picture of Alien Planet Orbiting Sunlike Star?

September 15, 2008—An image released today of a distant star and its potential planetary companion could go down in history as the first picture of a planet outside our solar system orbiting a sunlike star.

Fast-moving 'Picture of Dorian Gray' is ultimately stand-in for the real thing

In his delicious story "The Picture of Dorian Gray," Oscar Wilde came up with a kind of Victorian Botox.

Liquid Lenses Promise Picture-Perfect Phone Cam Photos

TROY, N.Y.—Despite their ubiquity, cell phones are not known for their ability to take picture-perfect photos. But budding "liquid lens" technology promises to change that by providing phone photogs with the autofocus capabilities lacking in today's cellular optics.

Cellphone revenge for picture taker

NEW YORK - Police in New York have arrested a man accused of taking a cell phone picture under a subway rider's skirt after the victim said she used her own phone to snap back.

NASA's Picture of the Day viewable on iAPODViewer...

A new app has launched for the iPhone and iPod touch, iAPODViewer, which allows users to more easily access the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD). The viewer offers an iPhone-optimized interface, with rotated and full-size image viewing -- for zooming and scrolling around -- as well as keyword searches, and the ability to save favorite APODs. The latter are stored in the iPhone's photo library for later recall. Each image features a description of the scene from an astronomer.

Friends Of Dulwich Picture Gallery Website Blog Attracts New Audiences

In an age when the drive to share ideas and information has seen websites like MySpace and Facebook muscle their way to the top, Dulwich Picture Gallery is showing how even 19th-century art galleries can take part in the online social networking boom.

Sharpest whole-planet picture of Jupiter

Munich, Oct 03: New image-correction technique in an instrument on the ESO’s (European Southern Observatory’s) Very Large Telescope (VLT) has delivered the sharpest whole-planet ground-based picture ever of Jupiter.

Nanotech in the Big Picture

When CRN was founded five years ago, our intent was to assist in establishing the technical feasibility of molecular manufacturing, to mount a convincing argument that it would be a disruptive, transformative technology, and to raise awareness of the potential imminence of its arrival. Now we need to step back and look at the bigger picture.

JuiceCaster, Photobucket partner on mobile video, picture sharing

JuiceCaster and Photobucket will let the mobile social media application's users post videos and picture messages to their Photobucket account using their handsets.

iAPODViewer Delivers NASA's Picture of the Day on Your iPhone

Developer sendmetospace has released a cheap and useful reference app for users of an iPhone or iPod touch, called iAPODViewer. What it does is that it lets you access the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) more easily, and provides a hefty interface where descriptions accompany the breathtaking imagery.

New York sex harass victim fights back with cell phone picture

NEW YORK - Police in New York have arrested a man accused of taking a cell phone picture under a subway rider's skirt after the victim said she used her own phone to snap back.

New York sex harass victim fights back with cell phone picture

NEW YORK - Police in New York have arrested a man accused of taking a cell phone picture under a subway rider's skirt after the victim said she used her own phone to snap back.

JuiceCaster(TM) and Photobucket Enable Mobile Video and Picture Sharing

LOS ANGELES, BUSINESS WIRE -- JuiceCaster, the leading mobile social media application, today announced an agreement with Photobucket (http://www.photobucket.com), which will enable JuiceCaster users to instantly post mobile videos and picture messages from their Click for the lowest price on dmnobieblankmobile phones');" onMouseOut="setTimeout('hideLayer()',500);" class=hotlink2>mobile phones

JuiceCaster(TM) and Photobucket Enable Mobile Video and Picture Sharing

LOS ANGELES --(Business Wire)-- JuiceCaster, the leading mobile social media application, today announced an agreement with Photobucket (http://www.photobucket.com), which will enable JuiceCaster users to instantly post mobile videos and picture messages from their mobile phones directly to their Photobucket account.

JuiceCaster(TM) and Photobucket Enable Mobile Video and Picture Sharing

LOS ANGELES, Sep 24, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- JuiceCaster, the leading mobile social media application, today announced an agreement with Photobucket ( http://www.photobucket.com), which will enable JuiceCaster users to instantly post mobile videos and picture messages from their mobile phones directly to their Photobucket account.

Sid Ganis was again re-elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- Sid Ganis was again re-elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which hands out the annual Oscar awards, officials said Wednesday.

How to move photos from Picasa to Facebook

Facebook users know the social network has a robust picture-sharing system. However, many Facebook members also use Gmail, which automatically signs them up for Google's Picasa, a free picture-sharing and editing service. (Not sure how to find it? In Gmail, click on the "Photos" link on the upper left tool bar; it takes you to your Picasa account.)

How to Migrate from Picasa to Facebook

Facebook users know the social network has a robust picture-sharing system. However, many Facebook members also use Gmail, which automatically signs them up for Google's Picasa, a free picture-sharing and editing service. (Not sure how to find it? In Gmail, click on the "Photos" link on the upper left tool bar; it takes you to your Picasa account.)

Search took 0.04 seconds.