Samsung’s Bixby Vision Will Soon Be Able to Count the Calories in Your Food
Jan. 10, 2018The company has already introduced itsBixby powered Smart Fridge Hub, AKG Speakers, and Smart Home Controls. Now, it is also planning to attract more consumers to its mobile platform by upgrading Bixby Vision.
Bixby Vision is essentially Samsung’s take on theGoogle Lensand this smart AI tech can identify objects by looking through the camera lens and matching them with an online database. The company is integrating a new feature that will allowBixby Vision identify your food, and give you approximate calorie count.
Still in its testing phases, the service seems to be performing quite well. As reported byEngadget,the feature was able to easily distinguish between various food items on the table, while giving a calorie count of each item. That being said, the user has to capture each food item individually.
The company’s representative state that Bixby will be using “generic data” for food items, thus calorie counts are expected to be off the mark by a few counts. That being said,as compared to MyFitnessPal, Samsung’s solution is definitely much faster and convenient.Furthermore, the data measured by the app will then be stored in the user’s profile in the Samsung Health app, which will allow the user to monitor their calorie intake.
The feature is still in its testing phase and there is no word as of yet as to when – or even if – the feature will make its way to consumer devices. That being said, even as a prototype, it does sound like an interesting addition to analready capable smartphone assistant. What do you think of Bixby’s new feature? Let us know in the comments down below.
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