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The thrilling potential of SixthSense technology: http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/pranav_mistry_the_thrilling_potential_of_sixthsense_technology.html http://w

by RevRal 16y ago

The thrilling potential of SixthSense technology: http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/pranav_mistry_the_thrilling_potential_of_sixthsense_technology.html http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/pranav_mistry_the_thrillin... I haven't seen the one by Microsoft. I really recommend watching this, it's pretty intense.

daralthus 16y ago
The potential is, that these applications react to the world you are in. For example the knowledge that there are products on the shelf and I want the cheapest and the best. The other thing, that I don't need to carry a camera, a phone, a book, a laptop, an ipod or like paper, pencil, wallet, puppy, drum, guitar, tv, different looking shirt, shoe, wallpaper... So many things could be virtual. (I mean augmented with the real world.)
what 16y ago
That's pretty amazing. He said it's easy to build and he wanted to open source the code, so that people can build their own. I hope he actually does.
megaman821 16y ago
That is awesome. Using a projector is novel and as technology advances I could see that being replace by clear lcd glasses, contact lenses, and perhaps bionic implants.
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elblanco 16y ago
I'd trade the projector for a pair of glasses with a transparent display. The true power of this is really in the software. It's amazing, stunning, work.
mambodog 16y ago
Its a shame this thing didn't get more discussion the first time around (ie, here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=944923 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=944923) To my mind, this idea seems much more realistically applicable than the one that Underkoffler presented. Partly because Pranav Mistry just has much better ideas for applications of the tech, perhaps because his designs seem more application oriented. Maybe the submitters need work on their linkbait titles (like 'The Future of UI').

by RevRal 16y ago

daralthus 16y ago

The potential is, that these applications react to the world you are in. For example the knowledge that there are products on the shelf and I want the cheapest and the best. The other thing, that I don't need to carry a camera, a phone, a book, a laptop, an ipod or like paper, pencil, wallet, puppy, drum, guitar, tv, different looking shirt, shoe, wallpaper... So many things could be virtual. (I mean augmented with the real world.)

what 16y ago

That's pretty amazing. He said it's easy to build and he wanted to open source the code, so that people can build their own. I hope he actually does.

megaman821 16y ago

That is awesome. Using a projector is novel and as technology advances I could see that being replace by clear lcd glasses, contact lenses, and perhaps bionic implants.

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elblanco 16y ago

I'd trade the projector for a pair of glasses with a transparent display. The true power of this is really in the software. It's amazing, stunning, work.

mambodog 16y ago

Its a shame this thing didn't get more discussion the first time around (ie, here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=944923 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=944923) To my mind, this idea seems much more realistically applicable than the one that Underkoffler presented. Partly because Pranav Mistry just has much better ideas for applications of the tech, perhaps because his designs seem more application oriented. Maybe the submitters need work on their linkbait titles (like 'The Future of UI').