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HP To Move Away From PC Business

by Joe on August 25, 2011

Hewlett-Packard has decided to back away from the PC and mobile game and to prove the seriousness of the matter, HP slashed prices of the TouchPad tablet over the weekend by 80% to $99 for the 16Gb model.  In Europe, The popular Pre 3 will be deeply discounted to $75 and HP has said that it will not be available in the U.S. [click to continue…]

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HP Computers are Racist

by Eric on December 21, 2009

Desi, a black guy, and Wanda, a white woman, apparently work at some consumer electronics store.  They are testing the face tracking feature of the HP webcam and arrive at the conclusion that it will not recognize or track black faces.

Just check out the video for yourself.  Something fishy is definitely going on here.

HP has seen this video and thinks it may be due to the lack of foreground lighting and low contrast on Desi’s face:

We believe that the camera might have difficulty “seeing” contrast in conditions where there is insufficient foreground lighting. While we work on this, take a look here for more information on the impact of lighting on facial tracking software, and how to optimize your webcam experience: http://bit.ly/7HsZHD

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