In this video, the creator of a computer-human-real world interface named "Sixth Sense," Prahav Mistry, demonstrates pieces of the evolution of his interface, as well as showing some of the potential uses.
Two areas of interest here are the incremental steps Pranav took to create this interface - beginning with the rollers of two mice and expanding to incorporate camera, projector, etc. Another key point is made in the conclusion of his video, when Pranav states "I think that integrating information to everyday objects will not only help us to get rid of the digital divide, the gap between these two worlds, but will also help us, in some way, to stay human, to be more connected to our physical world. And it will help us, actually, not be machines sitting in front of other machines." Allowing us to take our information out into the world and use it ANYWHERE we go is much better than the concept of a future in which we are chained to our machines, never interacting with the world outside. Using technological advances to make us more mobile, more social, in addition to providing educational context for any object we want to learn about is intriguing. When (or if) the source code becomes available, I can see myself purchasing hardware to create my own sixth sense interface.
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