Idée, who we have covered a few times, is slowly going public with their skunkworks project, called TinEye.
TinEye is a major undertaking, and it is going to bring Idée out of the shadows of the Enterprise product space and right in to your livingroom with a tool that is the equivalent of a Google for images. In fact, I bet Google wishes they had an image search as great as TinEye. I have had a chance to play with it over the last few months and it is hard to describe just how awesome this image search is.
TineEye, which allows anyone to search the internet for images the are similar to an original image, is a consumer-focused site that offers many of the core image matching capabilities of Idée’s enterprise product PixID, but does not offer the enterprise-level monitoring capabilities.
In talking about TinEye, Idee has been very explicit in saying “TinEye literally does for images what Google does for text.” That can be hard to believe right until you actually use the tool. The speed and accuracy of TinEye can only be described at uncanny. It is totally refreshing to play with a tool and a technology that is exciting and inspiring to use. In the last few weeks I have played with some competing tools, and none can match TinEye. Idée’s CEO Leila Boujnane, who spoke at the latest StartupCamp here in Toronto, has said that they will begin looking for about $10-million to $12-million in capital funding for a small stake in the company.
To celebrate the upcoming launch of TinEye, and to spread the word on how great this tool is, we are giving away 20 beta invitations to TinEye.com. To get one, all you have to do is leave a comment below and make sure you fill in your email address. I will send invitations to the first 20 people to leave a comment.
Hm, it’ll be interesting to see how this differs from Google image search in usefulness, usability and comprehensiveness. If it somehow analyzes the images themselves rather than just associated keywords, that sounds like it’ll blow Google’s offering out of the water!
Does anyone smell a potential Google acqisition?
Hm, it’ll be interesting to see how this differs from Google image search in usefulness, usability and comprehensiveness. If it somehow analyzes the images themselves rather than just associated keywords, that sounds like it’ll blow Google’s offering out of the water!
Does anyone smell a potential Google acqisition?
I am in .., thanks
I am in .., thanks
Have heard from my Irish friend that this has tremendous promise! Looking forward to it!
Have heard from my Irish friend that this has tremendous promise! Looking forward to it!
Adam – Sounds like GoogleBuy would be the goal.
Adam – Sounds like GoogleBuy would be the goal.
Sounds interesting…
Sounds interesting…
Leave a comment I must.
Leave a comment I must.
Go on Leila and Team! Can’t wait to take it for a spin.
Go on Leila and Team! Can’t wait to take it for a spin.
Neat. Where can I get a beta pass? The Mona Lisa demo was a bit lame, why would an average joe want to search for websites that has a copy of an image he already has? Maybe good for photo publishers, but for the average joe? I am not interested in an image look up. If TinEye’s technology can determine what is in my pictures, I’m sold…
Neat. Where can I get a beta pass? The Mona Lisa demo was a bit lame, why would an average joe want to search for websites that has a copy of an image he already has? Maybe good for photo publishers, but for the average joe? I am not interested in an image look up. If TinEye’s technology can determine what is in my pictures, I’m sold…
I’ve been interesting in such a search since solving Da Vinci quiz on Google. Lets see how well it works.
I’ve been interesting in such a search since solving Da Vinci quiz on Google. Lets see how well it works.
Looks really interesting to see if it can make my image searches quicker!
Looks really interesting to see if it can make my image searches quicker!
I am intrigued and thank you for the update!
I am intrigued and thank you for the update!
A Google challenger from the great white north…thank you to Idee for further putting Canada on the map – innovation at its best, and made in Canada.
A Google challenger from the great white north…thank you to Idee for further putting Canada on the map – innovation at its best, and made in Canada.
Been looking forward to having a look at it. Keep on hearing how awesome it is.
Been looking forward to having a look at it. Keep on hearing how awesome it is.
I’ll take one of those invites please. I’ve been looking forward to test driving Tineye.
I’ll take one of those invites please. I’ve been looking forward to test driving Tineye.
Love to try it. Thanks!
Love to try it. Thanks!
Looks like a great tool. Am very interested to try it out.
Looks like a great tool. Am very interested to try it out.
I was hoping for a free life size ironman figure but a tineye will work as well….please…
I was hoping for a free life size ironman figure but a tineye will work as well….please…
Leila Boujnane gives a great demo looking forward to trying the beta out myself,
Leila Boujnane gives a great demo looking forward to trying the beta out myself,
Paul showed me the demo a couple months back… can’t wait to see it now!
This is great technology!
Paul showed me the demo a couple months back… can’t wait to see it now!
This is great technology!
Invite please :)
Invite please :)
Fantastic!! I cannot wait to put this into action. I adore the concept, and the company.
Fantastic!! I cannot wait to put this into action. I adore the concept, and the company.
20th post?
20th post?
Annnnnd…20! thanks.
Annnnnd…20! thanks.
As a search engine marketer, I’m interesting in trying this out to understand exactly how it works
As a search engine marketer, I’m interesting in trying this out to understand exactly how it works
Looks like a handy tool, I’d love to try it out.
Looks like a handy tool, I’d love to try it out.
I have been watching this company for over a year waiting for a release of a compelling product. I am really looking forward to seeing this!
I have been watching this company for over a year waiting for a release of a compelling product. I am really looking forward to seeing this!
I’d love to see the demo, how do I get an invite?
I’d love to see the demo, how do I get an invite?
Thanks :)
Thanks :)
Huh. 27 of you got here before I did. Ah well.
Huh. 27 of you got here before I did. Ah well.
Got any extra invites?
Got any extra invites?
Interesting.
Take a look at Pixsta:
http://www.pixsta.com/uk/shop-visual-search-browse/home-page/pixsta-2.0-browser/index.php
Interesting.
Take a look at Pixsta:
http://www.pixsta.com/uk/shop-visual-search-browse/home-page/pixsta-2.0-browser/index.php
As you may have guessed, the invitations are gone. I’ll see about getting more.
As you may have guessed, the invitations are gone. I’ll see about getting more.
On the chance that the nice people at Idee see fit to release more beta invites…
On the chance that the nice people at Idee see fit to release more beta invites…
doh! too late for me :(
doh! too late for me :(
Sounds interesting – would love to try it out, and also explore if they will license the technology for internal corporate use…
Rob
Sounds interesting – would love to try it out, and also explore if they will license the technology for internal corporate use…
Rob
Neat!
Neat!
If you have any extra I would love one.
If you have any extra I would love one.
Hi,
I am a photography teacher. I hope this tool will revolutionize my profession.
Hi,
I am a photography teacher. I hope this tool will revolutionize my profession.
That went fast :(
I’d love an invite if you get more; I have a colleague who could really use this tool
That went fast :(
I’d love an invite if you get more; I have a colleague who could really use this tool
Any chance one left ? would like to see it.
Any chance one left ? would like to see it.
WOuld love to see an invite from you
tihsur@gmail.com
Regards
Rushit Shah dot com
WOuld love to see an invite from you
tihsur@gmail.com
Regards
Rushit Shah dot com
This is exactly what I was looking for. Love to try it.
This is exactly what I was looking for. Love to try it.
This is exactly what I was looking for. Love to try it.