The future of mobile search?
Mac Funamidzi, the utterly creative Japanese designer, recently laid out in his blog some interesting thoughts about his vision for finding information using mobile devices. We are talking about the simplest option: just poke your finger at the desired object and get all the data of interest about it.
In order to provide such an opportunity, Mr. Funamiji proposes to create in the near future a portable device with internet connection and combines a camera, scanner, GPS module, Wi-Fi, touch screen and software for image search and object recognition. It is assumed that the software to work with Google Maps (and better than Google Earth) will also be very useful.
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Such a device can be used to search for almost anything. It is enough to point the camera at a particular object, select it and eventually get the necessary information. Funamiji believes that such opportunities can be useful anywhere and anytime. The device can be used to find out the brand of a passing car, the name of a flower or an insect, the recipe of the restaurant’s just-served food, the history of a building, the size and color (in RGB) of a font in a magazine, the meaning of a word when reading a book and other, other.
The most surprising thing about this idea is its real potential feasibility in the near future. A relatively similar product already exists. For example, the GeoVector 3D Search application, which allows you to take a picture of a building using a mobile phone and get information about it. What Funamidzi is talking about is not so fantastic. Especially if some big company engaged in search engine development, a company that does not shy away from the most fantastic innovations, will pay attention to his idea.
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In order to provide such an opportunity, Mr. Funamiji proposes to create in the near future a portable device with internet connection and combines a camera, scanner, GPS module, Wi-Fi, touch screen and software for image search and object recognition. It is assumed that the software to work with Google Maps (and better than Google Earth) will also be very useful.
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Such a device can be used to search for almost anything. It is enough to point the camera at a particular object, select it and eventually get the necessary information. Funamiji believes that such opportunities can be useful anywhere and anytime. The device can be used to find out the brand of a passing car, the name of a flower or an insect, the recipe of the restaurant’s just-served food, the history of a building, the size and color (in RGB) of a font in a magazine, the meaning of a word when reading a book and other, other.
The most surprising thing about this idea is its real potential feasibility in the near future. A relatively similar product already exists. For example, the GeoVector 3D Search application, which allows you to take a picture of a building using a mobile phone and get information about it. What Funamidzi is talking about is not so fantastic. Especially if some big company engaged in search engine development, a company that does not shy away from the most fantastic innovations, will pay attention to his idea.
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Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/20203/
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