Science/Technology

The Sixth Sense

The Sixth-sense is a computing system used to make life easier. This awesome gadget was invented by a couple of MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) students from the media lab section of the college. This Gadget turns any surface into an interactive display screen. This is a great leap into technology because the sixth-Sense allows the user to use internet data and can call up virtual gadgets at will (Ex. You can make a watch by making a circular motion on your arm, there are pop-ups on products to tell if it’s a good buy or not and you can make a picture motion and it will take a picture which is saved to your mobile phone).

The setup of the gadget costs less than $350. The prototype was built from an ordinary webcam and a battery-powered 3M projector, with an attached mirror (setup). On your four fingers right and left thumb and index finger there are four magic marker caps. They are color coated and the colors are red, blue, green and yellow. The Sixth-Sense is an on the go kind of gadget. They are hoping to put the Sixth-sense into mass production soon.

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