The Festive Season Calorie Count

Samsung’s Bixby Vision is leading the AI revolution in many unexpected ways

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 19 December 2018 – The festive season is the one time of the year when we can all give ourselves a pass for indulging in a little more than usual. However, for those who are a little curious as to how all those holiday meals add up, Samsung’s Bixby has a surprising and altogether useful feature. Bixby Vision, which utilises the camera on the Galaxy S9, S9+ and Note9, includes Calorie Estimator. By simply pointing your camera at your food, Bixby Vision will generate real-time information on the calorie count as well as useful recipes.

“Bixby Vision is at the forefront of AI technology. The current applications and the many more to come create solutions that surpass what many thought possible. As a human centred company, we’re inspired by the countless ways Bixby Vision makes life easier, “says Cambridge Mokanyane, Chief Marketing Officer at Samsung South Africa.

Beyond simple calorie counting, Bixby Vision also syncs to the Samsung Health app so you can keep track of what you’ve consumed and compare it with your burn rate at the gym. Ultimately, Bixby Vision frees you to focus on what matters most. It learns what you like to do and works with your favourite apps and services to help you get more done. As a personal assistant Bixby is a real showcase of the power of AI. It adapts to your needs by learning your routine, the apps you like to use and even remembers what you’ve already asked for and how, so it becomes more helpful over time.

Bixby Vision is everything you never knew you wanted. It can help you shop smarter, test make-up through a virtual makeover, read a new language or get information on a landmark that grabbed your attention. With further functions such as QR code, Image Mode and Book Mode, Bixby Vision shows that there’s more around you than more than meets the eye. As you go about your daily life, this intelligent assistant expands the scope of your smartphone’s camera, allowing you to see your world in amazing new ways.