Detecting text in an image on the web in real-time - Tales of a Developer Advocate by Paul Kinlan

Paul Kinlan explains how you can use the Shape Detection API to detect text in an image on the web in real-time with the Shape Detection API. An experiment that would be great for web applications to ease the user experience. You could, for example, provide a very easy sign-up form and read the name and address from a business card using this API and a device’s camera.