WUW / sixthsense - a wearable gestural interface

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 what is facing us. That information helps us make decisions and chose the right actions to take in a situation. 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. Moreover, Information is confined traditionally on paper or digitally on a screen. 'WUW' attempts to free information from its confines and releases it into the world, seamlessly integrating it with the physical world.

With the miniaturization of computing devices that fit inside our pockets, we are always connected to the digital world. However, there is no link between our interaction with these digital devices and interaction with the physical world. 'WUW' bridges this gap by augmenting the physical world around us with digital information and proposing natural hand gestures as the mechanism to interact with that information. 'WUW' brings the intangible information out into the tangible world. By using a camera and a tiny projector mounted on a hat or coupled in a pendant like device, 'WUW' sees what you see and visually augments any surfaces or objects you are interacting with. 'WUW' projects information to any surface, walls, and the objects around us, and to interact with the information through natural hand gestures, arm movements, or with the object itself.

'WUW' is like having the entire world as your computer.

For more, please visit http://www.pranavmistry.com/projects/...

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  Science & Technology

[theKnightCoder]

This is the best innovation of our times. As Pranav Mistry said-"We don't need to become a machine ourselves by sitting in front of another machine (computer). We can move around and keep in touch with the real as well as the digital world".

[MsnAngersMe]

india ownage

[Hamun002]

MY BONER RIGHT NOW IS LARGE

[adamyearwood1995]

This is fucking insane!

[adamyearwood1995]

Prove it.

[Bob Bobbe]

Bro are these for sale yet?

[Saieash Mohanadas]

mate, I am not the most knowledgeable person on this by far, but this is what it says on his website where he has released a prototype code. "The prototype system runs on windows platform and majority of the code is written in C++ and C#. We will be uploading newer versions as it is being developed; this will also include a mobile version."

[Wade Talent]

This isn't real!

[MrUltimatium1]

lmao, dont talk like you know what they're using, most likely Unix like of course cause its so versatile, and you cant just "port" this over, im pretty sure youll get kernel panic lol

[Ralphymay5]

When can u get it

[Argyle Rings]

Holy shit, this device would save the freaking world.

[ZILOGz80VIDEOS]

we need these.