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MIT Researchers Create a Cheap "6th Sense" Device

Posted by timothy on from the it-will-tickle-your-fancy-if-you-tell-it-to dept.

thefickler writes "MIT researchers have combined a mobile projector with a webcam and mobile phone to create a device that draws information from the environment. For example, the gadget recognizes products on store shelves and can provide product and price comparison information. The sixth-sense device was cobbled together from common parts costing just $300. While the gadget is not being primed for mass release, it represents a forward-thinking way of blending technology with our environment."

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  1. Well I'm stoked by Chris+Burke · · Score: 5, Funny

    "For example, the gadget recognizes products on store shelves and can provide product and price comparison information."

    Finally, we've discovered all 6 senses: Sight, sound, smell, taste, touch, and targeted marketing! =D

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  2. Sixth sense by jd · · Score: 4, Funny

    By fans of the Fifth Element
    Programmed in Forth
    Costing you the third of your hundred dollar bills
    Sold by advertisers with second sight
    Redundant by the tine the first is sold

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