SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 19, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GetFugu, Inc. (OTCBB:GFGU), www.getfugu.com, the next-generation mobile search tool, to debut on 09/09/09, has revealed that their laboratories have seized upon an advanced technology of facial recognition which will be swiftly embedded in their software and be available to the more than 2 billion mobile phones around the world. GetFugu's application allows the GetFugu user to query a subject's web identity by looking at him/her through their mobile's camera.
"The significance of this ground-breaking facial recognition enhancement is inestimable," Rich Jenkins, GetFugu's Vice President for Development, stated. "It will connect the World Wide Web with the physical world, creating one's reality from one's own perspective. The dating world will most likely be the earliest adapters, but business will quickly learn that this modality increases the speed of commerce, as users around the world snap pictures of people they interact with and receive instant information about the products, services, and proposals represented by their contacts."
GetFugu's 09/09/09 premiere of its four unique "See It" vision recognition (ARL), "Say It" voice recognition (VRL), "Find It" location recognition (GRL), and "Get It" Hot-Spotting services is targeted at consumers who spend valuable time hunting for entertainment, news, sport results, shopping, and more on their mobile phones. Getfugu offers ease of operation and direct connection to the Internet without tedious typing in of URL addresses for commercial transactions.
About GetFugu:
GetFugu, Inc. is the first technology architect to provide a carrier agnostic, platform agnostic mobile search platform. GetFugu will change the way people access the web with their mobile phones. It is designed to encourage use of its applications by simply integrating the mobile phone's core strengths (image recognition, voice recognition, location recognition) into a single customizable application. Additionally, GetFugu offers the only mobile hot-spotting e-commerce platform available worldwide today. The GetFugu platform will be available for 97% of the mobile phones available (over 3.3 billion handsets) worldwide.