SixthSense – gesture device

At TEDIndia, Pranav Mistry demos several tools that help the physical world interact with the world of data — including a deep look at his SixthSense device and a new, paradigm-shifting paper “laptop.” In an onstage Q&A, Mistry says he’ll open-source the software behind SixthSense, to open its possibilities to all:

A previous concept – Quickies – your digital stickies:

Some awesome concepts demonstrated here (just a pity about that huge backpack one has to currently wear) – but this certainly beats Microsoft’s USD 20,000 surface computer.

While you are here, check out Pranav’s project pages: SixthSense, Quickies (think digital stickies – really cool) and Inktuitive.