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Polar Rose

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Polar Rose helps users sort, search, and share their digital photos based on the photo content. Using superior computer vision technology Polar Rose can tell who’s in a photo.

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  Polar Rose was acquired by Apple for $29M. (9/20/10)
  Posted 9/29/10 at 6:41pm via techcrunch.com
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  Polar Rose — Carl Silbersky announced hire as new CEO (12/1/09)
  Posted 8/31/10 at 12:05am
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  Polar Rose received $5.1M in Series A funding. (11/1/06)
  Posted 8/9/07 at 5:06pm via techcrunch.com
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  Polar Rose added Jan Erik Solem as Founder & CTO.
  Posted 2/5/08 at 2:44pm
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  Polar Rose added Nikolaj Nyholm as CEO.
  Posted 9/23/08 at 12:52am
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  Polar Rose added Claus Hojbjerg Andersen as Board member.
  Posted 9/23/08 at 12:52am

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Polar Rose

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Website	polarrose.com
Blog	blog.polarrose.com
Stage	Beta
Launch Date	August 1, 2007
Tags	facial, recognition, photos

As the demand for organizing and sharing of photos and video increases, Polar Rose provides tools for sorting and adding context to these.

• The Polar Rose browser plugin identifies people in any public photo on the web.
• polarrose.com gives access to photos found by Polar Rose explorers and shows more of the same person.
• The partner API allows sites to add the Polar Rose functionality to their own site, whether a small personal gallery or large news site.

Above: Polar Rose Screenshot -- #1
Uploaded: 2/5/08

Above: Polar Rose Screenshot -- #2
Uploaded: 2/5/08

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1. Updated: Looks Like Apple Bought Polar Rose For $29 million (techcrunch.com) [edit]
2. techcrunch.com [edit]
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