News tagged with visual search

Google buys shopping comparison site Like.com

Search giant Google has bought the shopping comparison website Like.com, the two companies said on Monday.

Technology / Business

created Aug 23, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google buys visual search start-up Plink

US giant Google has moved to strengthen its visual search engine tool Google Goggles with the purchase of start-up Plink for an undisclosed amount, Plink's founders announced on Monday.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 12, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Microsoft swaps pictures for text in some searches

(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. is testing a way to display some search results as galleries of moveable images instead of text links, part of its ongoing attempt to differentiate its Bing search engine from Google.

Technology / Internet

created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Children with autism lack visual skills required for independence

The ability to find shoes in the bedroom, apples in a supermarket, or a favourite animal at the zoo is impaired among children with autism, according to new research from the University of Bristol. Contrary ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Dec 20, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Google announces 'Instant Previews' search feature

(AP) -- People searching on Google will soon be able to see previews of websites before clicking on them.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 09, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Google image search gets a 'swirl'

Google Labs on Tuesday brought more focus to finding pictures online, adding a "Swirl" tool that automatically groups similar images into categories presented on results pages.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Study reveals we seek new targets during visual search, not during other visual behaviors

When we look at a scene in front of us, we need to focus on the important items and be able to ignore distracting elements. Studies have suggested that inhibition of return (in which our attention is less likely to return ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 14, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

'Now you see it, now you don't'

(PhysOrg.com) -- Queen Mary scientists have, for the first time, used computer artificial intelligence to create previously unseen types of pictures to explore the abilities of the human visual system.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 16, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Contraband could hide in plain sight, research shows

As airport security employees scan luggage for a large variety of banned items, they may miss a deadly box cutter if they find a water bottle first.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 20, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

What the doctor prescribes: Customized medical-image databases

Digital archives of biomedical images could someday put critical information at doctors' fingertips within seconds, illustrating how computers can improve the way medicine is practiced. The current reality, however, isn't ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Aug 02, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

'Less is more,' when it comes to sugary, high-caffeine energy drinks, researchers say

Moderate consumption of so-called energy drinks can improve people's response time on a lab test measuring behavioral control, but those benefits disappear as people drink more of the beverage, according to a study published ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 02, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researcher sees new angles in visual search

Engineering professor Shih-Fu Chang is trying to make visual search technology as effortless as typing a keyword like “Morningside restaurants” into Google.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Common Alzheimer's medication helps skills necessary for safe driving

A promising study from Rhode Island Hospital demonstrated that cholinesterase inhibitors (ChEI), a type of medication often prescribed for Alzheimer's disease (AD), improved some cognitive skills in patients with mild AD ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jun 09, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0