Yes, this TED talk was given back in November 2009! The TED Talk was given by Pranav Mistry who is a PhD student in the Fluid Interfaces Group at MIT's Media Lab.
SixthSense is comprised of several well established technologies. It includes: a pocket projector, a mirror and a camera contained in a pendant like, wearable device.
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| Components of SixthSense |
Both the projector and the camera are connected to a mobile computing device in the user’s pocket. The projector projects images of information allowing any surface to be used as the interface. The camera recognizes and tracks user's hand gestures and physical objects using computer-vision based techniques. The software program processes the video stream data captured by the camera and tracks the locations of the colored markers which are on the tips of your fingers. The movements and arrangements are these markers are interpreted into gestures that act as instructions for the projected application interfaces. SixthSense supports multi-touch and multi-user interaction.
Take time to watch the TED talk. You'll find it really amazing!
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| Camera recognizes book, looks up information on the internet, and then the projector displays the book was awarded 4 Stars! |
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| Camera recognizes your ticket information, looks up the information on the internet, and then displays the status of your flight. Delayed: 20 Minutes |
