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![iPhone App: SceneTap [iTunes Link]
This is a much more high tech version of wheretheladies.at or Assisted Serendipity which use GeoSocial services.
The app determines the male/female ratio at Chicago bars by using facial regognition at the enterance. Creepy.
“SceneTap, a new app for smart phones, uses cameras with facial detection software to scout bar scenes. Without identifying specific bar patrons, it posts information like the average age of a crowd and the ratio of men to women, helping bar-hoppers decide where to go. More than 50 bars in Chicago participate.”
(via Face Recognition Moves From Sci-Fi to Social Media - NYTimes.com)](http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luz6bhq4gW1qzvs8qo1_400.jpg)
iPhone App: SceneTap [iTunes Link]
This is a much more high tech version of wheretheladies.at or Assisted Serendipity which use GeoSocial services.
The app determines the male/female ratio at Chicago bars by using facial regognition at the enterance. Creepy.
“SceneTap, a new app for smart phones, uses cameras with facial detection software to scout bar scenes. Without identifying specific bar patrons, it posts information like the average age of a crowd and the ratio of men to women, helping bar-hoppers decide where to go. More than 50 bars in Chicago participate.”
(via Face Recognition Moves From Sci-Fi to Social Media - NYTimes.com)
