Two researchers of the Jacobs School of Engineering at the University of California at San Diego (UCSD) have used their skills in computer graphics to build a new free service on the web named Taaz. According to the computer scientists, Taaz is ‘derived from the Hindi word Taaza, meaning fresh, and related to the word Taj, which means crown. This free and fun service allows women to try more than 4,000 makeup products with the click of a mouse. Taaz users just have to upload a picture of them — or their worst enemy, or a celebrity. Then they can apply new lipsticks, hairstyles or mascara to the original image until they’re satisfied. Of course, the researchers-turned-entrepreneurs will make some money if women buy cosmetic products on their site. But read more…

Links: ZDNet, Primidi