Sixth Sense: What Is It?

Anyone ever heard of a sixth sense device? Believe it or not, a device has been created that recognizes and tracks users hand gestures and physical objects using computer-vision based techniques. Cool, huh? And the price? Nothing close to what you'd think. Couple thousand? Nope. Try couple hundred. Only around $350 to make this wicked device. All you need is a webcam (preferably with a built in microphone); a pocket projector; a mirror; some velcro to connect everything; red,blue, green and yellow tape; and a mobile computing device.


That guy above is Pranav Mistry. That thing around his neck? The sixth sense device.He invented it by asking himself a question- "How can we leverage our knowledge about everyday objects and how we use them to interact with the digital world?", which basically means how can we use what we know about everyday objects and the digital world and combine the two? Take a look at this interview and see how he describes it- http://www.ted.com/talks/pranav_mistry_the_thrilling_potential_of_sixthsense_technology.html