In the lead-up to CES my inbox is flooded with literally hundreds of pitches every day. I swear, one out of five has been for an iSomething. None of them were from Apple. iNeed you to friggin’ stop it. More »
At last, there’s a new version of iLife. It’s got all new, enhanced versions of the major apps. They’re pretty fancy-looking, and they’ve got a whole bag of new tricks, like automagic movie trailers. More »
As you probably know, iPhoto’s facial recognition feature likes to spot visages in odd places. Like a ball of cookie dough that looked like a panda. Now, there’s a place for even more delightful mistakes.
I noticed that the iPhoto 8.0.2 update had some new UI options, so I asked the Apple mothership what all the update covered. Turns out, it solves a few of my original problems:
iPhoto’s face detection isn’t perfect, but we can’t blame the software for spotting a face in this unbaked batch of cookies.
None of this is available now, but a resource screen found in iPhoto ’09 shows some interesting possible-future technology that may let you geotag your photos even if the camera didn’t have a GPS module.
If you couldn’t tell from yesterday’s facial recognition special, I’ve been immersed in iPhoto ’09—just me and 30,000 photos. Here’s my full rundown of the app, plus tips to make it work better and faster.
In testing iPhoto for a full review (coming soon), I’ve plowed through more than 30,000 photos using over 40 identified faces, mostly human. Here’s how iPhoto’s face detection and recognition works—and doesn’t work:
