I think the folk at eBay have noticed how bad some of the images are on listings from average punters trying to sell stuff.
You take your smartphone, snap a photo of an item either on the floor or holding it in your hand, and well – everyone can see your dodgy carpet or wallpaper.
Dodgy Background BE GONE! With a new feature embedded into the iOS and Android app called Image Clean-up.
What happens is you use the app to take your photos, the Artificial Intelligence built into the app then analyse the image and looks for a consistent background.
In almost an instant the app removes that background, turns it white and asks if you want to update your listing image.
This gives you a slightly more professional looking image for your listing, and well all know the images are what sell things!
The whole idea came out of eBay’s “Hack Week” – a company-wide competition that challenges staff to innovate and come up with new ideas to re-imagine the whole eBay experience.
Really cool stuff!
Trev is a Technology Commentator, Dad, Speaker and Rev Head.
He produces and hosts two popular podcasts, EFTM and Two Blokes Talking Tech. He also appears on over 50 radio stations across Australia weekly, and is the resident Tech Expert on Channel 9’s Today Show each day and appears regularly on A Current Affair.
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