Where am I and what is that monument? Your cameraphone can help

Many users of camera phones, when visiting foreign cities, are asking themselves a question: "where I am?". Answer to this question by now was impossible without GPS. But thanks to software that can recognize landmarks and tell you where you are it is possible, according to msmobiles.com.

The German Institute of Photogrammetry of Bonn has developed software that makes it possible to recognize your location on the basis of picture that camera takes."

Equally as cool and somewhat related - at least in my mind:

-- SpeechGear translates documents and street signs "The Office of Naval Research is putting camera phones to good use serving as near-instant translators for documents and street signs.

emily | 9:34 AM | News, Buzz |
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