Opera Launches Facial Gesture Capability 199
cstrep writes "Eight years ago, Opera introduced Mouse Gestures as a way to speed up your interaction with the browser, and focus on what's important: Content. In 2005, Voice Navigation was introduced, and more recently we've worked with Nintendo to create a browser that takes full advantage of the 'Wiimote' and later, the touchscreen in the DSi.
Today Opera introduces Face Gestures, a revolutionary technology designed to make interacting with Opera easier on computers with cameras. Face Gestures lets you perform frequent browsing operations with natural and easy to make face gestures. By using an internal technology dubbed 'Face Observation Opera Language,' we are able to recognize pre-determined facial expressions and match them to commands on the Opera browser."
Goatse? (Score:5, Funny)
April fool?
Re:Oh yeah, it's April 1st... (Score:5, Funny)
...may as well not read slashdot today. Am I the only one who truly dislikes April 1st and all the crap that people do "to celebrate"?
Translation: Get off my lawn.
The japanese version (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Goatse? (Score:5, Funny)
Yes. In addition, if your eyes pop out of their sockets and you start to drool, it automatically finds more porn like the stuff you're looking at.
Dear lord! I hope my mother was wrong about... (Score:5, Funny)
So... that whole thing about "don't make faces dear, someday it'll freeze like that" makes me a bit worried. What happens when I pull a muscle and all the sudden Opera takes it as my "O" face and keeps popping up porn sites?
PS. Anyone else notice the Achievements section in their profile now? ^_^
Not Opera original (Score:5, Funny)
Re:pron mode (Score:3, Funny)
Would that be called the "O Face" [youtube.com] gesture?
Re:Oh yeah, it's April 1st... (Score:0, Funny)
I would rather be caught masturbating than using Opera with face gestures.
Re:Oh yeah, it's April 1st... (Score:4, Funny)
Good news everyone! That's one of the gestures! - Professor Farnsworth
Re:Oh yeah, it's April 1st... (Score:2, Funny)
+5 In The Mood! (Score:4, Funny)
I know that when I come to /. on April 1, what I'm looking for is an even-handed, discerning discussion of the ethics of comedy, with due attention to qualifications and ramifications.
Re:Goatse? (Score:1, Funny)
Adult Web sites: Users visiting Web sites that contain adult content sometimes make unconscious facial expressions. If Opera keeps opening Speed Dial and Zooming In and Out, please be aware that this not a bug. It may be useful to disable Face Gestures for a better experience. Also remember that wiping your cache is recommend after visiting untrusted websites.
They should offer a confirmation window (Score:2, Funny)