Photo recognition software gives location
April 15th, 2004
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Hertz claims the phrase “neverlost” but now technology may fulfill the dream for those not renting a car.
You are lost in a foreign city, you don’t speak the language and you are late for your meeting. What do you do? Take out your cellphone, photograph the nearest building and press send. For a small fee, photo recognition software on a remote server works out precisely where you are, and sends back directions that will get you to your destination.