• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Our Services
  • Contact Us
  • Newsletter
  • Top Nav Social Icons

FindBiometrics

FindBiometrics

Global Identity Management

  • Biometrics
    • What are Biometrics?
    • FAQ
    • Biometric Associations
    • Companies
    • Premier Partners
  • News
    • Featured Articles
    • Interviews
    • Thought Leadership
    • Podcasts
    • Webinars
    • Year in Review
  • Applications
    • Biometric Security
    • Border Control and Airport Biometrics
    • Consumer and Residential Biometrics
    • Financial Biometrics
    • Fingerprint & Biometric Locks
    • Healthcare Biometrics
    • Justice and Law Enforcement Biometrics
    • Logical Access Control Biometrics
    • Mobile Biometrics
    • Other Biometric Applications
    • Physical Access Control Biometrics
    • Biometric Time and Attendance
  • Solutions
    • Behavioral Biometrics
    • Biometric Sensors and Detectors
    • Facial Recognition
    • Biometric Fingerprint Readers
    • Hand Readers & Finger Scanners
    • Iris Recognition
    • Biometric Middleware and Software
    • Multimodal Biometrics
    • Physiological Biometrics
    • Smart Cards
    • Vein Recognition
    • Voice and Speech Recognition
  • Stocks
  • Events
  • Companies
  • Podcasts

New Partnership Aims to Bring On-Device Image Recognition to Android Smartphones

January 28, 2016

New Partnership Aims to Bring On-Device Image Recognition to Android SmartphonesGoogle is teaming up with computer vision specialist Movidius to bring enhanced image recognition to its Android smartphones.

The partnership will see Google integrate Movidius’ flagship MA2450 processor chip into its devices. Movidius says the MA2450 is “the only commercial solution on the market today with the performance and power-efficiency to perform complex neural network computations in ultra-compact form factors,” and that makes it particularly appealing to Google’s project: The aim is to use sufficiently sophisticated embedded technology to perform the image recognition functions that normally require communication with an external server. In other words, rather than having to run an image search through remote technology, a smartphone could recognize something—a face, an object—all by itself.

This development can be seen as part of a larger effort on Google’s part to essentially make technology much smarter at recognizing objects and particularly people, with biometrics playing an important role: Last spring, it unveiled FaceNet, an incredibly accurate facial recognition system; and in autumn the company announced major enhancements to its voice analysis technology. While enabling mobile devices to automatically scan and identify the biometrics of everyone they come across will run up against certain privacy issues, it will also represent a significant technological advancement that could offer many benefits, such as helping the blind to identify people they know, for example. The collaboration was only just announced, though, so it may take some time before such results can be produced.

Sources: The Verge, The Wall Street Journal, Yahoo Finance

—

January 28, 2016 – by Alex Perala

Related News

  • Google Exploring Use of Facial Expressions to Control Android PhonesGoogle Exploring Use of Facial Expressions to Control Android Phones
  • Myki Password Manager Supports Pixel 4 Biometric Face UnlockMyki Password Manager Supports Pixel 4 Biometric Face Unlock
  • Will Face Biometrics Authenticate Payments on Android Q?Will Face Biometrics Authenticate Payments on Android Q?
  • Google’s Art App Illuminates Legal Fog Over Biometric PrivacyGoogle’s Art App Illuminates Legal Fog Over Biometric Privacy
  • Is Swipe-Scan Notification Access Coming To Nexus Phones?Is Swipe-Scan Notification Access Coming To Nexus Phones?
  • News Roundup: Background Checks and Major AcquisitionsNews Roundup: Background Checks and Major Acquisitions

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Android, biometrics, facial recognition, Google, image recognition, Mobility, Movidius

Primary Sidebar

EXCLUSIVE MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT:

Become a FindBiometrics Member and gain easy access to specialty content, including the ID Tech column, replays of virtual events, and Identity School educational checklists:

ID TECH: What Role Will Biometrics Play in the Cyber Cold War? We’re About to Find Out [NEW]

Identity School: Facial Recognition Cheat Sheet

REPLAY: Travel & Hospitality Virtual Identity Summit

Sponsored Links

TECH5 showcase logo

TECH5 is an international technology company founded by experts from the biometrics industry, which focuses on developing disruptive biometric and digital ID solutions through the application of AI and Machine Learning technologies.

TECH5 target markets include both Government and Private sectors with products powering Civil ID, Digital ID, as well as authentication solutions that deliver identity assurance for various use cases. 

Learn more: www.tech5.ai

Onfido logo

Onfido is building the new identity standard for the internet.Our AI-based technology assesses whether a user’s government-issued ID is genuine or fraudulent, and then compares it against their facial biometrics. That’s how we give companies like Revolut, Zipcar and Bitstamp the assurance they need to onboard customers remotely and securely. Our mission is to create a more open world, where identity is the key to access.. For more information, please visit www.onfido.com

ThreatMark brings trust to the digital world by providing cutting-edge fraud prevention solutions. Major banks use ThreatMark’s AI-powered technology and behavioral biometrics to build secured banking experience to precisely verify their legitimate users, seamlessly across all digital channels. All while securing the users’ most precious assets and keeping the fraudsters away. Learn more: www.threatmark.com/

With its secunet border gears product portfolio and specialised consulting expertise, secunet supports police forces and security authorities in their sovereign tasks. Whether ABC gates, self-service kiosks or biometric middleware – each component helps to strengthen identity protection and to accelerate verification – in mobile and stationary scenarios.

Mobile ID World Logo

Mobile ID World is here to bring you the latest in mobile authentication solutions and application providers. Our company is dedicated to providing users with the best content and cutting edge information on technology, news, and mobile solutions for your mobile identity management needs.

Recent Posts

  • House Committee Makes Case for Biometric Data Protection Bill
  • Independent Review Finds UK’s Biometric Laws Woefully Out of Date
  • Australian Retailer Drops Facial Recognition in Response to Consumer Report
  • Aware Pushes Zero Trust Security at Identity Week 2022
  • Convicted of Insider Trading, FPC Chairman Steps Down

Biometric Associations

IBIA and fido

Tweets

Footer

  • About Us
  • Company Directory
  • Advertise With Us
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Archives
  • CCPA: Do not sell my personal info.

Follow Us

Copyright © 2022 FindBiometrics