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Pinterest lets phones spy eye-catching items
Published Thu, Feb 9, 2017 · 09:50 PM
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PINTEREST on Wednesday infused more machine smarts into its online bulletin boards, pushing harder into e-commerce by enabling people to use smartphones to identify products they might wish to pursue.
A test version of "Lens" lets people take pictures with smartphones from inside Pinterest applications, which then uses "visual search" to find similar items or themes playing off objects of desire.
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