Spy camera lets stores know customers' age, gender

TOKYO (AFP) — Customers stopping to gaze at the store window may soon be less anonymous than they think -- the store will instantly know their age and gender.

Japanese bikemaker Yamaha Motor has unveiled a camera system that recognizes if a person is a man or woman and puts them into one of five age groups.

"We think this system is suited to marketing," said Makoto Yoshida, Yamaha Motor's advanced system research division supervisor.

"This could be used at entrances and gates to some facilities or set up at eye-catching spots to profile those who entered the ...