iLovePhotos reaches beta

Blue Lava has announced a new photo organizing app that relies on facial recognition technology. As users import pictures, iLovePhotos automatically detects the faces of the individuals in each picture; this allows users to then filter their library to show only photos of specific people. As users tag subjects, the app also begins to pull information from Address Book, relying on this to set up automatic sharing feeds. Photos can thus be set to upload automatically, and trigger e-mail notices with links.

Other features include an automatic slideshow generator, which builds slideshows based on how often people appear in photos, who they appear next to most frequently, and other attributes. The slideshows can then be embedded online or watched on an iPod, iPhone or Apple TV.

The software is currently in a private beta stage, but people may register for their chance to test it out.

by MacNN Staff