This week I discovered another very interesting brand new technology written about by the New York Times. I feel the the New York Times does great job discovering the latest and greatest innovations and concepts. It's because of this that I was so intrigued about the article they wrote about a new technology reffered to as the Sixth Sense Technology.
New York Times > Technology > Bits > Adding a "Sixth Sense" to your cell phone. By: Vikas Bajaj
After recent development talks between creators of the Sixth Sense at MIT and corporations like LG and Samsung, it comes to no suprise by me that those companies would be interested in a new innovative product such as this. Also at the same convention which the Sixth Sense was introduced was another product with many of the same ideas in a different format to look out for soon. A company called Wipro Technologies called their product an augmented reality system which is basically a pair of glasses with lots of technology accopanied by a back pack..But it allows similar new concepts to happen much like the Sixth Sense.
New York Times > Technology > Bits > Adding a "Sixth Sense" to your cell phone. By: Vikas Bajaj
First off, many people including myself would never have thought they would have lived to see technology like this, because it is a complex integration of life around us through our cell phones. What this means is our cell phone has become in this instance can soon contain this new software which allows users to interact with anything in front of them via their cell phone while using their fingertips in mid air. Understandably it is a far fetched concept but it is also very interesting and on the brink of the cutting edge of technology. Sounds crazy, but here is a link to see and believe it. Here is a link to a YouTube video which gives you an informative explanation of the Sixth Sense as well as a visual of the new product.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLEEiQZOYDs
As the Article explains, the "Sixth Sense" was created at MIT and is a combination of a camera and a projector working together with software for a cell phone to sync all three components. Although it seems bulky to be worn around the neck it is still considered to be a prototype and will most likely see an upgraded version after its initial testing and feedback phase is complete. Amazingly this new technologically advanced product only costs about $350 to make a single unit, assume that there will be minor increase in price before a final product is released to mainstream markets. The purpose of this new technology was chalked up to the new popularity with touch screens and using our hands and finger tips to interact with the most common of devices like our cell phone. Primarily combining a way for people to interact with the world and digital world with a sixth sense. This means that is you were standing outside looking at your house and wanted to take a picture you could hold your hands up in front of you and form a square with your two thumbs and index fingers. Then look through the square at your picture and bend your thumb to snap the picture. This is a fascinating feature amoung many others that will blow your mind.
As the Article explains, the "Sixth Sense" was created at MIT and is a combination of a camera and a projector working together with software for a cell phone to sync all three components. Although it seems bulky to be worn around the neck it is still considered to be a prototype and will most likely see an upgraded version after its initial testing and feedback phase is complete. Amazingly this new technologically advanced product only costs about $350 to make a single unit, assume that there will be minor increase in price before a final product is released to mainstream markets. The purpose of this new technology was chalked up to the new popularity with touch screens and using our hands and finger tips to interact with the most common of devices like our cell phone. Primarily combining a way for people to interact with the world and digital world with a sixth sense. This means that is you were standing outside looking at your house and wanted to take a picture you could hold your hands up in front of you and form a square with your two thumbs and index fingers. Then look through the square at your picture and bend your thumb to snap the picture. This is a fascinating feature amoung many others that will blow your mind.
After recent development talks between creators of the Sixth Sense at MIT and corporations like LG and Samsung, it comes to no suprise by me that those companies would be interested in a new innovative product such as this. Also at the same convention which the Sixth Sense was introduced was another product with many of the same ideas in a different format to look out for soon. A company called Wipro Technologies called their product an augmented reality system which is basically a pair of glasses with lots of technology accopanied by a back pack..But it allows similar new concepts to happen much like the Sixth Sense.
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