11/17/2009 12:04:00 AM gadgets 3 Comments

Sixth Sense Technology 

 

Pranav Mistry: MIT grad student

Pranav Mistry is the genius behind SixthSense, a wearable device that enables new interactions between the real world and the world of data.

http://www.ted.com/talks/pranav_mistry_the_thrilling_potential_of_sixthsense_technology.html 

http://www.pranavmistry.com/

Why you should listen to him:

Pranav Mistry is a PhD student in the Fluid Interfaces Group at MIT's Media Lab. Before his studies at MIT, he worked with Microsoft as a UX researcher. Mistry is passionate about integrating the digital informational experience with our real-world interactions.
Some previous projects from Mistry's work at MIT includes intelligent sticky notes, Quickies, that can be searched and can send reminders; a pen that draws in 3D; and TaPuMa, a tangible public map that can act as Google of physical world. His research interests also include Gestural and Tangible Interaction, Ubiquitous Computing, AI, Machine Vision, Collective Intelligence and Robotics.