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...technologies to trickle down to consumer cameras, is supposed to make photography more convenient. Some cameras with face detection are designed to warn you when someone blinks; others are programmed to automatically take a picture when somebody smiles - a feature that, theoretically, makes the whole problem of timing your shot to catch the brief glimpse of a grin obsolete. Face detection has also found its way into computer webcams, where it can track a person's face during a video conference or enable face-recognition software to prevent unauthorized access...
...camera parts will also supply the software to well-known brands, which might explain why HP isn't the only company whose cameras have exhibited an accidental prejudice against minorities, since many brands could be using the same flawed code. TIME tested two of Sony's latest Cyber-shot models with face detection (the DSC-TX1 and DSC-WX1) and found they, too, had a tendency to ignore camera subjects with dark complexions...
...We’re going to work even harder to get Republicans elected not only in Massachusetts but across the country,” Isaacson said. “This is a warning shot to all Democrats, in all races...
...only 4 points down. In early January, the National Republican Senatorial Committee quietly dispatched staffers to Massachusetts and shifted $500,000 to the state party - a huge plug of cash that wouldn't show up on its campaign filings until after the election was over. "It was a long shot," says a strategist, "but there was a very real opportunity for a forward pass." That pass connected, and Scott Brown has given his party a brand-new playbook...
TIME: You told a story at your victory celebration about the first moment you realized that you had a real shot at winning this race. It was when you saw a homemade sign with your name. Can you tell me where you were and when that was? Brown: I drive around a lot. It was in central Mass., I think up near the Lunenburg area...