Microsoft released a new app called Seeing AI for the iPhone this week. Its billed as a talking camera for the blind, but its also a showcase for the companys artificial intelligence technologies, bringing together several interesting features in one app.

Seeing AI can read short signs, scan barcodes, describe whats in a room, identify people, estimate their ages and genders, and guess their moods.

Pretty cool stuff, at least in theory. So how well does it work? We ran Seeing AI through its paces this week on our Geared Up podcast, and came away impressed with its capabilities.

Watch our hands-on preview of the Seeing AI app above, and listen to this weeks full episode of Geared Up below, starting with a recap and review of Amazon Prime Day. Download the MP3 here, and follow Geared Up viaApple,RSS,YouTube,FacebookorGoogle Play Music.

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Testing Microsoft's new AI for iPhone: Can this app really detect our ages and sense our moods? - GeekWire