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PhotoAge analysis of Steve Jobs over the years

by Steven Sande Mar 4th 2011 at 5:00PM

The PhotoAge iPhone app ($0.99) is a fun little app that I have a love-hate relationship with. I love it, because it's fun to see how old the app thinks people are. I also hate PhotoAge, because it said I was 10 years older than I actually am and that result was used with evil intent at a Macworld Expo dinner (yes, I'm talking about you, Aaron!).

The developers of the app thought that Steve Jobs looked pretty darned good during his recent surprise appearance at the iPad 2 introduction, so they used their product to do an analysis of Steve's actual age versus his age as perceived by the app. The results are quite interesting.

According to PhotoAge, Jobs always looked somewhat younger than his actual age until his recent illness, when he understandably began to show signs of aging at a much more rapid pace. However, when the app analyzed his most recent appearance on Wednesday, it actually found him to look one year younger than his actual 56 years.

Whether Steve is feeling better during his most recent treatment, he's found a good makeup artist for public appearances, or PhotoAge is just plain wrong about his perceived age, we at TUAW send our best wishes for good health.



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F.shinobi

Well it's not like he's been 56 for a long time, his birthday was just last week.

March 05 2011 at 2:07 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Kohath

I think it's good that his actual age seems to increase at a regular pace.

If that stops increasing, it will be sad. And if it starts jumping around erratically, it will be a sign of an interesting future for everyone.

March 04 2011 at 9:16 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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tdowling

Mine follows a sine curve, which causes some confusion for most people who know me

March 05 2011 at 8:33 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Rego

How about giving this crap about Steve a rest!

March 04 2011 at 8:59 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Aaron Watkins

I think the important thing to remember is that the app is not trying to guess your age... its designed to tell you how old you look in any given picture.

March 04 2011 at 7:35 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Mike

thanks for posting pictures showing the difference between real and what the app can do. Very good the pictures. Thanks.

March 04 2011 at 7:24 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
James Coulee

Are the results consistent between different pictures of the same event, with this app?

March 04 2011 at 6:47 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
adam.plante

He clearly had a clone made of himself then rapidly aged it and harvested its organs and T-cells for transplant. This is clearly the only explanation.

March 04 2011 at 6:16 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Dave

Could it be that he's lost so much weight that makes him look younger?

The moment when he was on stage in front of a giant screen reading "33% thinner" was actually a little disturbing. You almost wanted to say "Ooh, too soon."

March 04 2011 at 5:33 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Zippo

Shocking news: people look different as they get older (and get sick).

March 04 2011 at 5:24 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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