Creepy/Cool Lamp Senses Your Mood and Chooses the Appropriate Music

July 2, 2014July 2, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments

At first it appears someone has made a lamp in the shape of Amy Winehouse. But it’s much more than that.

Rapport Radio, a device created by students at the Royal College of Art and Imperial College in London, watches you very closely. It contains a camera enabled with face recognition software. When it spots the expression on your face, it will automatically select a song from your computer’s playlist to fit your mood.

For example, if it spots you smiling, the thing will raise its head up and choose a happy song at a higher volume. A frown will cause it to nod (as in “I understand”) and then look for something else. Give the thing a glare and it shuts off.

The full story at The Daily Mail.

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