Face Recognition Fun

May 23rd, 2006

If you haven’t already uploaded a picture of yourself to see which celebrity you resemble, give it a try at MyHeritage.com. Currently in beta, MyHeritage seems that it will become a genealogy/family tree site, but for now, its face recognition utility can be a lot of fun.

It’s quite simple. Upload a basic head-shot of a person and run it. Your picture is scanned, facial features identified, and then compared to a database of celebrity photographs. You are then presented with an interesting set of results which you can share with your family and friends. I’m not sure how this will all play out with family trees, but for now, it is a fun novelty.

My uploaded and recognized photo:

My results:

Your mileage may vary. Enjoy!

MyHeritage is available here.

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