6th sense technology in the works

This demo -- from Pattie Maes' lab at MIT, spearheaded by Pranav Mistry -- was the buzz of TED. It's a wearable device with a projector that paves the way for profound interaction with our environment. Imagine "Minority Report" and then some.

Supposedly - the project is only 4-5 months old - and they are looking to work with existing technologies like - SnapTell - for image recognition.

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