That “sixth sense” device is a heck of a let more interesting actually seeing it in action. It’s also a heck of a lot more interesting the way Wired describes it, as opposed to Reuters’ “Um, it does stuff! Far out!”
First, the device, which, again, is the handiwork of a group of MIT graduate students, has been in development for the past four months, “day and night”; the students have already patented the idea.
Second, describing it as a “sixth sense” device doesn’t quite capture what it’s all about. It’s really more of an organic computer than anything else, you yourself being the “organic” half. Whip your hand out and draw the “@” on it, you’re able to check your e-mail. A stranger approaches you at a party, then the projector projects all their pertinent info: name, Web site, blog address, what they like and dislike, etc. “Wait a minute, you actually like Lost? Well, I know we’ll never be friends, so let’s not waste each other’s time.”
This is basically what those iPhone and Android apps do when you take a picture of something, it determines what it is and shows you relevant info.
Except this is automatic detection, you wear this and the really key and interesting part, uses a mini-projector to show you relevant data right on the object.
MIT can patent things all they want, but this sort of thing is about to go open source :)
Is there supposed to be sound?
I can see the whole projecting onto a persons chest area being an issue – “Are you staring at my breasts?!”
LoL and add the image of some superstar model and say “I wish you had that kind of body” *Slap*
Funny, this reminds me alot of the Ironman interface. I wonder if they could make that gadget small enough to be built into a pair of glasses, then you could project discretly into the lenses.
That would be kind of cool, instead of having the output projected from your chest have it fed to a HUD. I want one.
Thanks all.
Well, this is interesting, and a good invention..but the idea of patenting it is kind of limiting the boundaries of development. I do agree with @Robert Schultz, this thing should go open source and see what outcome will evolve from it.
We will wait and see.