Taiwan Develops Face-Recognition Vending Machine 86
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from the you-want-food-drink-and-merriment dept.
from the you-want-food-drink-and-merriment dept.
angry tapir writes "Government-funded researchers in Taiwan have developed a vending machine that recommends purchases based on people's faces. We've previously discussed a Japanese vending machine that recommended drinks based using facial recognition. The Taiwanese machine can look for clues like whether a person has glasses, a beard or a mustache and based on that it guesses their use of make-up or frequency of shaving. It then might recommend a facial mask, razor, or health products that people in a certain category are statistically likely to buy."
Recommend a facial mask? (Score:2, Funny)
Yeah, that's a great marketing strategy.
"Hey you! You're face looks like it could use a mask!"
Re:academic Vs. real-life (Score:5, Funny)
Maybe it's a Japanese thing. Wii Fit does something like that. I used it at a friend's place a couple of times; ever since then whenever he or his girlfriend uses it, it asks, "Have you seen recently? He hasn't been exercising. Has he gotten fatter?"
I have, but that's none of Nintendo's fucking business.
Some new kind of kink (Score:5, Funny)
Vending Machine: "Are you sure? You look like you need a razor, a box of tampons, and a coke"
I am not familiar with this kink, but it sounds like it might have potential.
Remember folks, as long as no one gets hurt, kinky sex is good, clean, wholesome Christian fun.
Re:Recommend a facial mask? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:academic Vs. real-life (Score:4, Funny)
Meh, it's more like this: There's a big bright LCD showing mindless ads about tampons, coke and whatnot, that you're already used to seeing and ignoring.
You: "Hmmmm - I think I'll have a mars bar" Vending Machine (notices your stubble): "Quality razors 10% off today." You: "Mmmm, mars bar..." (ignore the ad as usual) OR You: "Fuck, shaving the other day with the dull blade was annoying as hell. Might as well grab one of these while I'm out of my mom's basement."
Or "You look like the guy who vandalised this machine last week. Sledge Hammers 10% off"