Last month you may have read about the Sixth Sense technology that was being developed by a student at MIT. Recently, it was announced that further progress has been made with the system by broadcasting their latest demonstration online. The new Sixth Sense system uses a camera that is hung from the user’s neck, instead of mounted on your hat. Also hanging from the neck is a pico projector and a mirror that will display onto any surface that the user is looking at. When we first heard about this system, the user had to have a mini computer strapped to their back that would always be connected to the internet and could find the required information. The new system eliminates the backpack and instead connects to your cell phone to retrieve information. The Sixth Sense is controlled by using colored finger caps so that the system can recognize hand gestures and other commands. The idea for the system was to provide a way of accessing online information that would not be available to them as they travel from one place to another. Some of the Sixth Senses functions include picture taking, looking up product information, and even person recognition. The user can even use their hand as a dial pad for phone calls or their wrist to display a clock. The Sixth Sense is still in its development stages, but the developers state that this product will not cost more than the price of today’s cell phones.

[via TED]

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