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'HourFace' iPhone App Ages Your Visage Horribly

by Terrence O'Brien on January 29, 2010 at 03:21 PM

'HourFace' Ages Your Visage Horribly
The iPhone suffers no dearth of gimmicky photo apps. There are apps that make your photos look vintage, and ones that can turn your face into a Lego sculpture. There's even one that uses mathematical equations to determine how attractive you are by analyzing the spacing of your facial features. 'HourFace' is another such iPhone toy. It takes photos of people and creates animated, pseudo-3-D renderings that you are then able to "age" by turning your phone like an hourglass.

To start, you'll need to select or take a photo. Be patient, here, since the facial recognition function is fickle and has a particular aversion to eye-glasses. Afterward, you'll be presented with a fairly creepy rendition of your face that nods and blinks. Hold the phone upright, and wrinkles and liver-spots will appear on your face, essentially aging you (and rather ungracefully, we might add). Turn it upside down, and 'HourFace' smooths out some of your facial features and adds a bit of rosiness to your cheeks in an attempt to make you appear younger.

The app is fun, but lacks any real depth. We don't feel like the $0.99 we paid for it was wasted, but, if you're interested, move now. 'HourFace' is on sale till January 31st, after which the price will increase to $2.99. [From: BoingBoing]

HourFace Hands On

Tags: aging, hourface, iphone app, IphoneApp, photo manipulation, PhotoManipulation, photos, top, weird

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