1. The Thrilling Power of SixthSense Technology Pranav Mistry To see this video go to www.ted.com and type in the keyword sixthsensewww.ted.com Or click the link below in slideshow mode… http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/pranav_mistry_the_thrilling_potential_of_six thsense_technology.html

2. 1.In 2000, he developed a motion sensing device using 2 mice. 2.This technology merges your real world and your digital world. 3.Take pictures with your hands 4.Imagine dialing a phone using the palm of your hand SixthSense Technology

3. 5.A web cam pinched to a piece of paper becomes an IPAD. 6.The camera tracks your fingers. 7.You are able to move around and interact with people but still use a computer. SixthSense Technology

4.  Go to www.youtube.com and type in the key words natal project or click the link below in slideshow modewww.youtube.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPIbGnBQcJY Natal Project 1. What is Milo able to do? 2. What do you think computers will look like in 10 years? 3. What will we be able to do with them? Natal Project

5. Pattie Maes and Pranav Mistry demo SixthSense To see this video go to www.ted.com and type in the keyword sixthsense or click the link below in slideshow mode.www.ted.com http://www.ted.com/talks/pattie_maes_demos_the_sixth_sense.html

6. What’s the Point?  We don’t have easy access to information that we can use in our everyday lives.  If we go to McDonalds to buy a Big Mac, we don’t pull out our mobile device and do a Google search to find the nutritional info and reviews on the taste.  It is not handy enough. We need something that is easier to use – hence SixthSense.

7. Cost and Size  It would not cost more than today’s cell phones. Right now the cost is just $350. Soon it will be even cheaper.  At this point it is small and fits around your neck but in the future it will be even smaller.

8.  The system will recognize the book and find the rating on Amazon.com  Its not perfect yet, maybe in 10 years we will even have the SixthSense brain implant so that we won’t have to wear anything.  Explain what you think SeventhSense would look like and be able to do? SeventhSense

9. We just saw the development of a computer that will be mounted on your body. Pretend that you have invented such a device. Answer the following questions…

10. 1.Give this computer a name 2.Describe it in more detail 3.Why should people buy it? 4.Where will it be sold? 5.How much will you charge for this computer? 6.What will the slogan be? 7.What type of person would be most inclined to buy it? Computer that mounts on your body…

11.  Mistry, Pranav. The Thrilling Potential of SixthSense Technology. Ted.com video. November, 2009.  Maes, Pattie and Pranav Mistry. Pattie Maes and Pranav Mistry demo SixthSense. Ted.com video. March, 2009.  Molyneaux, Peter. Project Natal Milo Demo. Youtube video. June 2, 2009. Bibliography