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SIXTH SENSE

NOVA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND

TECHNOLOGY FOR WOMEN

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

PRESENTED BY:

Reshma.G

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Bhargavi.G

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ABSTRACT

Augmented Reality enhances userperception by overlaying real world

information with virtual computer-generated information. The aims of

the 6 th Sense project are toimprove real-time interaction

between the real environment andthe virtual world and to maximize

the user experience in mobileAugmented Reality. To achieve

these objectives a genericframework constituted of two mainlayers is proposed. The End-to-End

Adaptation Layer adapts in real-time the parameters of the

Augmented Reality system toprovide the user with the best

possible experience despite thevarying operating conditions suchas the transmission link and user

head motion. The GenericAugmented Reality Layer

encompasses solutions to theproblem of overlaying adequate

information in the real scene andmanages multimodal interaction

with the virtual environment.

Basically, Sixth Sense is a mini-projector

coupled with a camera and a cellphone

which acts as the computer and your

connection to the Cloud, all the information

stored on the web. Sixth Sense can also obey

hand gestures, like in the infamous Minority

Report.

However, instead of requiring you to be in

front of a big screen like Tom Cruise, Sixth

Sense can do its magicand a lot more

everywhere, even while you are jumping

hysteric over Oprah's sofa.

he camera recognizes objects around you

instantly, with the micro-projector

overlaying the information on any surface,

including the object itself or your hand.

Then, you can access or manipulate the

information using your fingers. Need to

make a call? Extend your hand on front of

the projector and numbers will appear for

you to click. Need to know the time? Draw a

circle on your wrist and a watch will

appear. Want to take a photo? Just make a

square with your fingers, highlighting what

you want to frame, and the system will make

the photowhich you can later organize

with the others using your own hands over

the air.

But those are just novelty applications. The

true power of Sixth Sense lies on its

potential to connect the real world with the

Internet, and overlaying the information on

the world itself. Imagine you are at the

supermarket, thinking about what brand of

soap is better. Or maybe what wine you

should get for tonight's dinner. Just look at

objects, hold them on your hands, and SixthSense will show you if it's good or bad, or if

it fits your preferences or not.

Now take this to every aspect of your

everyday life. You can be in a taxi going to

the airport, and just by taking out your

boarding pass, Sixth Sense will grab real

time information about your flight and

display it over the ticket. You won't need to

do any action. Just hold it in front of yourand it will work.

The key here is that Sixth Sense recognizes

the objects around you, displaying

information automatically and letting you

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access it in any way you want, in the

simplest way possible.Clearly, this has the

potential of becoming the ultimate

"transparent" user interface for accessing

information about everything around

us. If they can get rid of the colored finger

caps and it ever goes beyond the initialdevelopment phase, that is. But as it is now,

it may change the way we interact with the

real world and truly give everyone complete

awareness of the environment around us.

Or just make a few people look like dorks. It

can go either way, really. Whatever it is, I

want to try it..

INTRODUCTION

Everyday there is a new technology in the

world. And how much of you remember the

last one. But there are some technology

which changes the thought of each and

every person who are fond of new

technology and accept it very well with itsuses in their life. In the same way, recently, I

got to know about the new technology and

want to share with you all. It is not only

unique but amazing technology which will

change the entire world. It is none other than

'SixthSense'. This technology is very unique

and who ever will know about it, will proud

to be an Indian and the person who had

developed it. The SixthSense technology is a

wearable gestural interface that augments

the physical world with digital information

around us and we can use natural hand

gestures to interact with that information.

Doesn't it sound so interesting!!

We've evolved over millions of years to

sense the world around us. When we

encounter something, someone or some

place, we use our five natural senses to

perceive information about it; that

information helps us make decisions and

chose the right actions to take. But arguably

the most useful information that can help us

make the right decision is not naturally

perceivable with our five senses, namely the

data, information and knowledge that

mankind has accumulated about everything

and which is increasingly all available

online. Although the miniaturization of

computing devices allows us to carry

computers in our pockets, keeping uscontinually connected to the digital world,

there is no link between our digital devices

and our interactions with the physical world.

Information is confined traditionally on

paper or digitally on a screen. SixthSense

bridges this gap, bringing intangible, digital

information out into the tangible world, and

allowing us to interact with this information

via natural hand gestures. SixthSense frees

information from its confines by seamlessly

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integrating it with reality, and thus making

the entire world your computer.

This SixthSense technology is developed by

Pranav Mistry who is 28 year old and the

most interesting part is that he is of Indian

origin. He invented Sixth Sense' which one

can also say WUW ( Wear UR World) in

short. Actually, it is named so because you

can operate this with a wearable gestural , it

is user friendly interface which links the

physical world around us and uses the hand

gestures the same way you use other things

like reading newspaper, turning pages, etc

and in the same way you can interact with

them. Well, this device will bring us closer

to reality and assists us in making right

decisions by providing the relevant

information, thereby, making the entireworld a computer. Isn't so?

TED(Technology,Entertainme

nt,Design)

TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design)

is one of the most interesting conferences

that happen every year in the US where

extraordinary people from all over the world

come and share their insights and knowledge

about topics which are as varied as they are

interesting.

For a long time these talks were for the

privileged few who attended, however quite

recently, these phenomenal talks were made

freely downloadable from their website

www.ted.com and made available to the

public at large. This article is based on a talk

that I downloaded from the TED website

featuring Pattie Maes and a mesmerizing

gadget that she, her student Pranav Mistry

and her team are developing. They call it

the Sixth Sense. And no, its got nothing to

do with some deep spiritual stuff or Bruce

Willis, but the end product is such that I

wouldnt blame you if you said it was akin

to magic.

SixthSense Technology:

Life Beyond the Five

Senses

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The world has shrunk. Distances have

dissolved. Communication lines and

interaction with countlesssystems have been

rendered feasible. However this

technological overhaul has been peripheral

and not so much related to the human body;

researchers and innovators have constantly

grappled with the issue of bridging the gaps

which limit the human-environment contact.

Well, looks like we finally may have

stumbled upon an answer to that quagmire.

Pranav Mistry, a student at the Media Lab of

Massachusetts Institute

ofTechnology(MIT), has developed a

gestural interface device which enables

enrichment of the physical world with

knowledge that is digital and allows a

person to use natural motions to act togetherwith this information so received. This

device, tentatively name as the Sixth Sense,

is a wearable machine that assists

unexplored interactions between the real and

the virtual sphere of data. It consists of

certain commonly available components,

which are intrinsic to its functioning. These

include a camera, a portable battery-

powered projection system coupled with a

mirror and a cell phone. All these

components communicate to the cell phone,

which acts as the communication and

computation device. The entire hardware

apparatus is encompassed in a pendant-

shaped mobile wearable device. Basically

the camera recognises individuals, images,

pictures, gestures one makes with their

hands and the projector assists in projecting

any information on whatever type of surface

is present in front of the person. The usage

of the mirror is significant as the projector

dangles pointing downwards from the neck.

To bring out variations on a much higher

plane, in the demo video which was

broadcasted to showcase the prototype to the

world, Mistry uses coloured caps on his

fingers so that it becomes simpler for the

software to differentiate between the fingers,

demanding various applications. The

software program analyses the video data

caught by the camera and also tracks downthe locations of the coloured markers by

utilising single computer vision techniques.

One can have any number of hand gestures

and movements as long as they are all

reasonably identified and differentiated for

the system to interpret it, preferably through

unique and varied fiducials. This is possible

only because the Sixth Sense device

supports multi-touch and multi-user

interaction.

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Now you might be thinking how does it

work. Well, this SixthSense prototype is

comprised of a pocket projector, a mirror

and a camera and the hardware components

are coupled in a pendant like mobile

wearable device. To use this both the

projector and the camera are connected to

the mobile computing device in the users

pocket. On the base of an information, I

would like to share that projector projects

visual information enabling surfaces, walls

and physical objects around us to be used as

interfaces while the camera recognizes and

tracks user's hand gestures and physical

objects using computer-vision based

techniques. The video stream data captured

by the camera and processed by the video

strea. After that they tracks the locations of

the colored markers at the tip of the users

fingers using simple computer-visiontechniques, thus SixthSense also supports

multi-touch and multi-user interaction.

You can also zoom in and zoom out using

intuitive hand movements. This technology

also recognizes users freehand gestures or

postures you can say.

Sixth Sense Commands

Computer with

Gestures

Pranavs Website defines this

gadget/experience as SixthSense is a

wearable gestural interface that augments

the physical world around us with digital

information and lets us use natural hand

gestures to interact with that information.

By using a camera and a tiny projector

mounted in a pendant like wearable device,

SixthSense sees what you see and visually

augments any surfaces or objects we are

interacting with.

SixthSense is the opposite of virtual reality.

That is, virtual reality submerses a person in

the digital world. SixthSense turns the tablesand enables the digital world to shine a light

on the real world. Communication in this

computing environment happens with

everyday human gestures.

It projects information onto surfaces, walls,

and physical objects around us, and lets

interact with the projected information

through natural hand gestures, arm

movements, or our interaction with the

object itself. SixthSense attempts to free

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information from its confines by seamlessly

integrating it with reality, and thus making

the entire world yourcomputer.

Wearing sensors on your fingertips that

understand gestures and a camera equipped,

image projector system hanging around your

neck. With SixthSense, you can draw on any

surface, including your hand, check email by

making an "@" symbol with your finger in

the air, take pictures simply by framing an

image with your hands, watch a video or

read news displayed on a regular piece of

paper, among other amazing feats.

'SixthSense' is a wearable gestural interface

that augments the physical world around uswith digital information and lets us use

natural hand gestures to interact with that

information

Devices or Components of

Sixth Sense

The SixthSense prototype is comprised of a

pocket projector, a mirror and a camera. The

hardware components are coupled in a

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pendant like mobile wearable device. Both

the projector and the camera are connected

to the mobile computing device in the users

pocket. The projector projects visual

information enabling surfaces, walls and

physical objects around us to be used as

interfaces; while the camera recognizes and

tracks user's hand gestures and physical

objects using computer-vision based

techniques. The software program processes

the video stream data captured by the

camera and tracks the locations of the

colored markers (visual tracking fiducially)

at the tip of the users fingers using simple

computer-vision techniques. The movements

and arrangements of these fiducials are

interpreted into gestures that act as

interaction instructions for the projected

application interfaces. The maximum

number of tracked fingers is only

constrained by the number of unique

fiducials, thus Sixth-Sense also supports

multi-touch and multi-user interaction.

The prototype device as it is right now, is

assembled from available separate parts

which together dont cost more than USD$

350. The cost is bound to become lower and

lower as they refine it and mass-produce it,

and it cannot cost more tomorrow than it

would cost today.

Right now, it looks very clunky and quite

heavy. Since you need to wear it around

your neck, it might be quite uncomfortable

to lug around. But again, its still very much

in the research stage and as they get closer

to a (possible) commercial release, they will

for sure make much sleeker, lighter and

cooler designs.

A wearable camera: think of the

head strap lamp/camera that you

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often see adventurers wearing while

exploring a confined, remote cave on

the National Geographic channel.

A portable projector: This

component is not much bigger than a

thick BlackBerry, hanging from a

neck cord, a little lower than chest

height. The projector points straight

down, so an angled mirror is

attached to the bottom so that the

image projects forward.

A cell phone/portable

computer: The first two component

are wirelessly connected to a cell

phone/portable computer. This unit

has a wireless Internet connection.

Sixth Sense Technology

will Revolutionize the

World

The Sixth Sense prototype consists of a

pocket projector, mirror and a camera. The

device is pendant shaped like mobile

wearing devices. Both the projector and the

camera are connected to the

mobilecomputing device in the users

pocket. The projector projects visual

information enabling surfaces, walls and

physical objects around us to be used as

interfaces; while the camera recognizes and

tracks users hand gestures and physical

objects usingcomputer-vision based

techniques. The software program processes

the video stream data captured by the

camera and tracks the locations of the

colored markers (visual tracking fiducials) at

the tip of the users fingers using simple

computer-vision techniques. It also supports

multi touch and multi user interaction.

The device has a huge number of

applications. Firstly, it is portable and easily

to carry as you can wear it in your neck. The

drawing application lets user draw on anysurface by observing the movement of index

finger. Mapping can also be done anywhere

with the features of zooming in or zooming

out. The camera also helps user to take

pictures of the scene he is viewing and later

he can arrange them on any surface. Thats

not it. Some of the more practical uses are

reading a newspaper. Imagine reading a

newspaper and viewing videos instead of the

photos in the paper. Or live sports updates

while reading the newspaper. The device

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can also tell you arrival, departure or delay

time of your air plane on your tickets. For

book lovers it is nothing less than a blessing.

Open any book and you will find the

Amazon ratings of the book. To add to it,

pick any page and the device gives

additional information on the text,

comments and lot more add on features.

While picking up any good at the grocery

store, the user can get to know whether the

product is eco friendly or not. To know the

time, all one has to do is to just gesture

drawing circle on the wrist and there appears

a wrist watch. The device serves the purpose

of a computer plus saves time spent on

searching information. Currently the

prototype of the device costs around $350 to

build. Still more work is being done on the

device and when fully developed, it will

definitely revolutionize the world.

Surface Computing

Ever wanted to move digital pictures around

on the tabletop?

Ever needed to resize your snaps without

much irk?Ever imagined ordering a beverage during a

meal with just a-tap-of-a-finger?

Ever thought of sending your vacation

pictures within-a-wink-of-an-eye to friends

and family?

If yes, thenSurface Computing is all what

youd aspire to have.

Surface computing is a term used for a

specialized computerGUI (Graphical User

Interface), in which traditional GUI

elements are replaced by everyday objects.

It has no keyboard, no mouse, no trackball

no obvious point of interaction, except its

screen, as there are no cables or external USB ports for plugging in

peripherals.

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The term surface describes how its used.

All interactions with the computer are done

via touching the surface of the computers

screen with hands or brushes, or via wireless

interaction with physical objects like

smartphones, digital cameras orPDAs.

Unveiled at the Wall Street Journals All

Things Digital conference, at the hands of

Microsoft Corporations CEO, Steve

Ballmer, it blurs the lines between the

physical and virtual worlds.

Surface features a 30-inch diagonal square

display built into a table configuration and

runs on Windows Vista. It comprises a rear

projection screen, five cameras that look

through the screen to recognize and read

items placed on the surface and to track

hand gestures and touch, an Intel dual-

coreprocessorbacked by 2 GB of RAM anda modest 256MB video card. It has in-built

wired 10/100Mbit Ethernet and Bluetooth

2.0 support. Its features are:

Direct interaction: Users can grab digital

information with their touch and gesture.

Multi-touch: It recognizes many points of

contact simultaneously, not just from one

finger like a typical touch-screen.

Multi-user: The horizontal-form-factor

makes it easy for several people to gather

around them and experience a collaborative

and face-to-face computing experience.

Drag-and-drop: All interface components

such as dialogs, mouse pointer, and

windows are replaced with circles and

rectangles outlining physical objects placed

on the screen and are manipulated via drag

and drop.

Object recognition: Users can place

physical objects on the surface to trigger

different types of digital responses,

including the transfer ofdigital content, for

example, credit cards or hotel loyalty

cards, or those having identification tags

similar to bar codes. This means that when a

customer simply puts a wine glass on thesurface of a table, a restaurant could provide

them with information about that wine and

pictures of the vineyard it came from.

No interface: With no interface text, it can

be used by speakers of any language and any

competency level.

Harrahs Entertainment Inc., Starwood

Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. and T-

Mobile USA Inc. will be some of the first

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companies to provide unique Surface

experiences to their customers.

Surface computing is going to revolutionize

everyday lives, much like the way ATMs

changed how we get money from the bank.

Surface lets us manipulate a tremendous

amount of information with our hands, so

that the content works with you, rather than

for you. It can compare product features,

prices and phone plans. With Surfaces

mapping application, you can manipulate a

map and move it, shrink it and access

personalized data for local sites, attractions

and venues. It truly has the potential to tap

the multi-billion dollar industry.

Games Gamut

All work and no play makes Jack a dull

boy Jack grew older with this proverb

and has no penchant for play but loves to see

his son play. Jack Jr however does not play

but is not dull either; he games on his

PlayStation 3. This form of entertainment

has spawned many fads; video game culture

has evolved in time, particularly in

connection with internet culture. Gaming in

all forms has got all the attention be it

console based or web-based. Technological

advances and commercial success helped the

gaming concept take a leap farther than

anticipated, the gaming interface has

emerged from a mocked and rejected

oscilloscope view to a 3-D user interactive

view. The PlayStation, X-Box, Wii and et al

have become a genre in gaming and

redefined the art and passion involved.

Apart from theseLANgames, social

networking games, online portals for games,

PC based games, smart phones and a gamut

of other categorically identifiable games

have become a trendy frenzy.

Would you believe that as of July, 2008

The PlayStation has sold a 102 million

units and to add to the trivia PlayStation 3

sold approximately 81000 units within 24

hours of its release. The ongoing hoopla in

the entertainment industry is not about

Michael Jacksons 3D comeback or the

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2012s breathtaking CGI but the launch of a

video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

2; a record 4.7 million copies of the game

were sold on the first day raking up a

whooping 186 million pounds. According to

a report published in The Telegraph, UK,

Mike Griffith of Activision admits that this

can now be seen as a cultural phenomenon.

The record shattering orders for launch of

video games have proved that these games

have emerged as a new medium for

entertainment. The social

networking websites are no exception on

these numbers, Facebooks Farmville has a

staggering 63.6 million users logging in

almost every day across the globe and

learning the art of farming; ironically the

plight of the farmers all over is not cared or

understood but a lost sheep or grown

vegetable adds to the curiosity.People across all age groups are smitten by

this gaming bug and left them in a frenzy

over the blown-out-of-proportions

technological advancements of these games.

Five year old Mike plays as one of the

cheeky monkeys in the Buzz! Junior:

Jungle Party along with his other friends to

figure out who is more cheekier. The

Nielsen Active Gamer Study in November

2005 revealed that the average age in a

group of 2000 regular gamers is 30 years

and this has been increasing ever since. The

gender divide is more or less equal between

males and females with the female

percentage increasing. Apart from fun there

are games that are thought provoking such

as treasure hunts, castle quests and

educational ones such as math blasters, word

building which help the children build their

mental math and vocabulary. From what

started off as fun has over the ages

transformed into passion and blossomed into

art and culture.

As we take a peek to learn about the effort

that goes into making this ground

breaking technologywe surprise ourselves

with the knowledge amassed. A multi billion

dollar industry with big players

like EA sports, DMA design etc have a wide

range of products seeing the light of the day.

Games like Halo, Age of Empires, Need forSpeed, Grand theft Auto and Moto

GrandPrix are on top of the charts. These

games have become more user interactive

with generations, A joystick to maneuver

your car or swing your sword or take a shot

gives you a

real-time experience.

The sixth sense concepts,

real time

interactions, internet, computerprogrammin

g advancements and game developer

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communities have ganged up to produce

innovative games. Though technically savvy

and financially attractive this industry has its

own share of controversies; like related

forms ofmedia, computer and video games

have been the subject of frequent

controversy and censorship, due to the

depiction of graphic violence, sexual

themes, advergaming (a form of advertising

in games), consumption of drugs,

consumption of alcohol or tobacco,

propaganda, or profanity in some games.

Critics of video games include parents

groups, politicians, organized religious

groups, and other special interest groups,

even though all of these can be found in all

forms of entertainment and media. One of

the most common criticisms of video games

is that they allegedly increase violent

tendencies among youth. games like deathRace, Mortal Kombat are proponents of

physical violence and have been banned for

their content.

Controversies are bound to be a part of any

realm but the big picture this industry airs is

more glamorous and attractive. A generation

awakens to a new genre of entertainment

and indulges in a non-existent world of

exhilaration. Video Games in all formats are

the future for fun and entertainment.

Applications of Sixth

Sense

The Sixth-Sense prototype implements

several applications that demonstrate the

usefulness, viability and flexibility of the

system. The map application lets the user

navigate a map displayed on a nearby

surface using hand gestures, similar to

gestures supported by Multi-Touch based

systems, letting the user zoom in, zoom out

or pan using intuitive hand movements. The

drawing application lets the user draw onany surface by tracking the finger-tip

movements of the users index finger. Sixth-

Sense also recognizes users freehand

gestures ( postures ). For example, the

Sixth-Sense system implements a gestural

camera that takes photos of the scene the

user is looking at by detecting the framing

gesture. The user can stop by any surface

or wall and flick through the photos

he / she has taken. Sixth-Sense also lets the

user draw icons or symbols in the air

using the movement of the index finger

and recognizes those symbols as

interaction instructions. For example,

drawing a magnifying glass symbol takes

the user to the map application or

drawing an @ symbol lets the user

check his mail. The Sixth-Sense system

also augments physical objects the user is

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interacting with by projecting more

information about these objects projected on

them. For example, a newspaper can show

live video news or dynamic information can

be provided on a regularpiece of paper.

The gesture ofdrawing a circle on the

users wrist projects an analog watch.

Imagine being able to walk into a super

market and having the ability to decide

which of the different varieties of products

to buy based on preset personal preferences,

simply by holding the product in your hand.

Or, while you are taking a stroll, you see this

fantastic photo opportunity and you dont

need to fumble around for a camera, simply

hold your hands up making a rectangular

frame and the photo get taken And if you

want to see how the photo looks like, you

can project it onto any surface the road, awall, even someones back, and zoom,

resize and rotate the photo all with natural

hand gestures.

You are in a bookshop or a computer games

store and want to know what other people

think about the book or game you want to

buy? You dont need to go searching for a

computer, or even use google in your clunky

blackberry, simply hold the book (game) up

and you will get the amazon.com rating as

well as excerpts from reviews (which you

can expand with a gesture, in case you want

to read the entire thing), even notes your

other friends may have made about this

particular product.

You would never have to read a newspaper

again, you could watch the up to date,

relevant news projected right on top of the

paper. And you could get a tag cloud of

keywords pulled out of any

individualsblog or website while you are

talking to them to know more about them

and their interests.

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Hear in the above figure the person checks

out his image dump , resizes the images and

arranges all the pictures using the sixth-

Sense technology using figure tips.

Dialing a call using sixth-sense technology,

by projecting on palm and using cap for

finger to dial a call.

Hear in the above figure the person checks

out the road map using sixth sense

technology.

Hear in the above figure the user of Sixth-

Sense, projects the watch on his waist.

You are driving to the airport and want to

know your flight status and which gate you

need to board from? No problem! Simply

hold your boarding card up and the device

will tell you if its delayed or on time, and

which gate you need to board from! You

will not ever need to wear a watch again or

even carry your mobile You just (gesture)

draw a circle on your wrist and voila, you

will have the time. And you can project the

number pad of a phone right on thepalm of

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your hand and use the other hands finger to

dial a call Much better than the iPhone!

Conclusion

With this exciting technology just around

the corner, the world will suddenly become

more meaningful for everyone as they get

relevant information about what they are

looking at and interacting with right away.

And maybe we will all know the Latin (and

common) names of trees and flowers just by

looking at them.

The current prototype system costs

approximate $350 to build. He said it will be

open source so that every one can use it at

mass level without any problem. This isreally a very big achievement and still more

work is being done on the device and when

fully developed, it will definitely

revolutionize the world.

The current prototype WUW sixth sense

design is not sleek or somewhat attractive to

be wearing around all the time but hopefully

they can make a more sleeker design in the

near future. Wearing a camera system

around your neck or attaching it to your cap

on a day to day basis would get annoying

sooner than later.

Today, we are all so proud of Pranav Mistry

for developing this unique technology called

'Sixth Sense'

References:

http://www.engagementtheory.com/?

p=50

http://www.pranavmistry.com/proje

cts/sixthsense/

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