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Any Skin in the Game is Fine with Microsoft Kinect

in News on November 5, 2010 at 12:16 am PT

Last night, the game news website GameSpot kicked up a controversy over a new camera-based game controller from Microsoft, Kinect, with a post that said two dark-skinned GameSpot employees had trouble with the system’s facial recognition feature. That prompted the website of Consumer Reports to run its own tests to see if it could duplicate Kinect’s alleged discrimination.

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Critics of H-P Software Soften Their Stance

in News on December 28, 2009 at 5:00 am PT

Two people named Desi and Wanda recently set off an uproar with a YouTube video claiming that Hewlett-Packard computers are racist, based on the performance of the company’s facial-recognition software. After a discussion with the company, they seem to be backing down a bit.

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Jackie Chan Comments Spark Online Backlash

in News on April 20, 2009 at 1:53 pm PT

The actor’s statement at the Boao Forum Saturday that Chinese people “need to be controlled,” followed with his comments favoring Japanese TVs over Chinese brands, drew quick condemnation over the weekend from politicians in Hong Kong and Taiwan. His words also were widely carried in the Western media and blogosphere.