News tagged with visual search
Microsoft swaps pictures for text in some searches
Sep 14, 2009 |
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(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.
Study reveals we seek new targets during visual search, not during other visual behaviors
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 14, 2009 |
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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 ...
'Now you see it, now you don't'
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 16, 2009 |
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(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.
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Google image search gets a 'swirl'
Nov 17, 2009 |
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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.
Hum a few bars and I’ll find it
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jan 25, 2007 |
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A European research consortium hopes to make it much easier to find audio/visual content online. The new search approach will be driven by content or example rather than relying on key words and tags.
Study discovers clues into how eyes search
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 17, 2009 |
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Like the robots in the "Terminator" movies, our eyes move methodically through a scene when seeking out an object. If we don't immediately find what we're searching for, our attention leaves the already-scanned area behind ...
Neuronal correlates of the set-size effect in monkey lateral intraparietal area
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Jul 01, 2008 |
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It is well known that the brain is limited in the amount of sensory information it can process at any given time. During an everyday task such as finding an object in a cluttered environment (known as visual search), observers ...
Tests check out rescue robots' life-saving vision
Jun 12, 2008 |
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To save lives, search and rescue robots crawling through the rubble of a collapsed building or surveying a chemical spill area must be capable of beaming back clear, easily interpretable images of what they "see" to operators ...
Scientists narrow search for genes associated with the ability to 'see' sounds
Feb 05, 2009 |
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A new study identifies specific chromosomal regions linked to auditory visual synaesthesia, a neurological condition characterized by seeing colors in response to sounds. The research, published online on February 5th in ...
Jinni: Semantic Search for Movies
Jul 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the most interesting things I have come across over the Internet is the movie search engine Jinni. Can't think of anything to watch tonight? Type in a phrase, and dozens of moves app ...
Desert ants smell their way home
Feb 27, 2009 |
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Humans lost in the desert are well known for going around in circles, prompting scientists to ask how desert creatures find their way around without landmarks for guidance. Now research published in BioMed ...
Search website offers a visual alternative
Jan 07, 2009 |
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Like most everyone these days, when you need to search the Internet for just about anything, you use Google. Let's face it. Google is the undisputed champion when it comes to Internet searching. It's become so mainstream ...
Tiny eye motions help us find where Waldo is
Feb 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- To recognize faces in a crowd, the brain employs tiny eye movements called saccades and microsaccades to help us search for objects of interest. While researchers know that these movements ...
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