ENLIGHTEN3D

By Joshua Koopferstock

2009 promises to be a formative year for 3D and Computer Vision. 3D films are getting all the press at the moment (see this excellent blog on 3D Movies), but this year should bring us much more than just a new dimension from Hollywood.

Just today, Apple announced at MacWorld that its new iPhoto program would have facial recognition built in, following Picasa’s lead of a few months back, and bringing yet another computer vision application to the masses.  Expect visual search to keep blossoming in 2009, with uses you may not have considered before.

In the next weeks and months, I will have many more posts on the innovative technologies that are going to shape our fields for 2009 and the years to come.  From computer vision research analysis to 3D film reviews to chipset technology, there is so much to write about, I’m having trouble containing myself and not going on for a few thousand words right here.

To begin an exciting 2009, I’ll be heading to CES later this week, so if you want to meet me there for a chat or a beer, just send me an e-mail.  Alternatively, you can look for me as I wander around; I’ll be the guy standing in front of the 3D displays, drooling.

Happy New Year to all of you!