Pantech has launched a clamshell phone known as the IM-U170, sporting both looks and functionality. Its metallic casing comprises of magnesium and its keypad is illuminated with Electroluminescent light which makes you look like a complete badass. The IM-U170 has two camera’s for video conferencing. The outer camera is a pretty standard 2 megapixel while the integrated VGA camera is utilized by the world’s first face-recognition mobile game that tracks the user’s face movement and acts as a controller for the game. The phone also includes support for MS Office files and yeah you guessed it, not available here!
Face-recognition [Mobile Korea TV]
Use my face to play a game? I picture someone looking like they’re having a siezure, winking uncontrollably, gnashing their teeth, rasing their eyebrows looking absolutey retarded. I think I’ll pass.
The real question is what other parts of my body can I use to control the game. Liesure Suit Larry anyone? lol…
Love the design, the face recognition I could also do without. Not like it matters for us, right?