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Shazam, for me, (maybe Maps is a close second) the most magical app on my phone, the thing from the future that I would never have imagined being real if you to
by nakedrobot2 9y ago
Shazam, for me, (maybe Maps is a close second) the most magical app on my phone, the thing from the future that I would never have imagined being real if you told the Me from 20 years ago. It is sometimes so fast, under 5 seconds. Just wonderfully great. It makes me feel superhuman. It really is one of those extra sensory powers that we have recently gained with these universal gadgets in our pockets.
- parkaboy 9y agoIt really is a marvel in its simplicity and reliance on "older" concepts (frequency transforms, hashing, etc.) as opposed to any crazy ML (AFAIK) -- surprisingly not that cutting edge. And I'm not knocking that / there's nothing wrong with the age of a technique. If it's useful, it's useful. It's incredible. It's a perfect example of bringing together several previously somewhat disparate domains of math with just the right application and an Internet-connected smartphone. In that regard, it's a bit crazy to think that the math to enable Shazam has probably been around for...several decades? Just took a stroke of ingenuity to bring it all together.