Some of the newest augmented-reality work is SixthSense. In February 2009, at the TED
conference, Pattie Maes and Pranav Mistry presented their augmented-reality system,
which they developed as part of MIT Media Lab's Fluid Interfaces Group. It relies on
some basic components that are found in many augmented reality systems.
SixthSense is remarkable because it uses very simple, off-the-shelf components that
totals up to cost about $350. It is also notable because the projector essentially turns any
surface into an interactive screen. The device works by using the camera and mirror to
examine the surrounding world, feeding that image to the phone and then projecting
information from the projector onto the surface in front of the user, whether it's a wrist, a
wall, or even a person. Because the user is wearing the camera on his chest, SixthSense
will augment whatever he looks at; for example, if he picks up a can of soup in a grocery
store, SixthSense can find and project onto the soup information about its ingredients,
price, nutritional value -- even customer reviews.
totals up to cost about $350. It is also notable because the projector essentially turns any
surface into an interactive screen. The device works by using the camera and mirror to
examine the surrounding world, feeding that image to the phone and then projecting
information from the projector onto the surface in front of the user, whether it's a wrist, a
wall, or even a person. Because the user is wearing the camera on his chest, SixthSense
will augment whatever he looks at; for example, if he picks up a can of soup in a grocery
store, SixthSense can find and project onto the soup information about its ingredients,
price, nutritional value -- even customer reviews.
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