This presentation - by MIT's Pattie Maes, and inspirer of Pranav Mistry - was the focus of TED. This Sixth Sense it is a portable device wearable, fundamentally changing the way we interact with our environment.
Imagine the "Minority Report" - and more. The Greek translation was done by Dimitri Chaintini and the editing by Nichola Koutri.
The text of the video
I've always wondered… if we can evolve or somehow develop a sixth sense. A feeling that would allow us to have access easily and without problemseyein the characteristics of information that may exist somewhere and which, being relevant, will help us make the right decision about whatever concerns us. And some of you will probably disagree because our cell phones already do that, right? I would say no. When you meet someone here at TED — and, of course, it's one of the best times to network — you don't offer your hand for a handshake only to stop it and say, "Wait a minute while I pull out my phone and look you up on the phone." Google?” Or when you go to the supermarket and you are standing in a huge aisle with many different types of toilet paper, you don't take out your mobile phone, open the browser, and go to a website to decide which of all the types of paper is the most ecological and responsible purchase…
Based on the above, we do not have easy access to the characteristics of some information that could help us make the best decision about what to do next. Thus, the research team my Media Lab has created a series of inventions that can give us access to this information in a relatively easy way, and without requiring a change in user behavior. So I'm here to present to you, our most recent effort, and most successful so far, which is of course still something we're working on. If you see, I'm wearing the device right now which if you notice we've built from parts that are in stores right now – and which, by the way, are only $350 right now.
So I wear a camera, a simple webcam, and a portable display system powered by a battery and carrying a small mirror. These parts communicate with the cell phone I have in my pocket which assumes the communication and computing functions. In the video here, we see my pupil Pranav Mistry, who is the genius who applied and designed the whole system. And we see how this system allows him to just walk up to some surface and use his hands to interact with the information displayed in front of him. The system detects the four fingers with the relative marker. In this case, it simply wears the markers that you can recognize. But if you want an even more stylish version you can paint your nails in different colors.
The camera basically detects the four fingers and recognizes any gesture he makes and thus allows, for example, to go to a Long Beach map, zoom in, and so on. The system also recognizes characteristic gestures such as the one we make to take a picture, with which it takes a picture of what we see at that moment. And when he returns to the Media Lab, he can just go to any wall and view the photos he has taken, sort them out and organize them, resize them and so on, again using only gestures. Some of you may have been watching the show with Jeff Han two years ago, or some of you may be thinking, "Looks a lot like the Microsoft Surface." Yes, here too you interact with natural gestures, with both hands, etc. But the difference here is that you can use any surface, you can just approach a surface, even your hand, if there is nothing else, and interact. with the displayed data. The device is fully portable, and can… (Applause)
So a key difference is that it is completely portable. Another important difference is that when it goes into mass production, it will not cost more than the cell phones of the future and it will not have even bigger packaging than them - it could look much more stylish than the version I am wearing now. on the neck. But beyond the opportunity for some to experience this fantasy of looking like Tom Cruise in the "Minority Report" the reason we are so excited about this device is that it can function as a sixth sense device that will provide information on anything is in front of you. So here we see Pranav going to the supermarket and shopping for toilet paper. As it selects the product, the system identifies the selected product either by visual identification or by special marking technology, and gives it a green or orange mark. May request more information. So this particular choice is a good choice, based on his personal criteria. Some of you may want toilet paper that contains the most chlorine, instead of the more environmentally friendly and responsible choice.
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If he selects a book from the library, he can see its rating on Amazon. Displayed directly on the book cover. This is the book by Juan, the previous speaker, which, by the way, has a very good rating on Amazon. So Pranav turns her σελίδα of the book and he can see more information about it — comments from people who have read it, information from his favorite reviewer, etc. If he turns to a certain page he can find a note from a special friend of ours that gives him some additional information about whatever is there on that page. Reading a newspaper — it doesn't have to be totally up-to-date.
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You can see video snapshots from the event you are reading about. You can see the latest results of matches, etc. That is why there is now some confrontation.
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When you meet someone at TED, you might be able to see a series of words associated with that person on their blog or personal websites. In this case, the particular student is interested in cameras, etc. On our way to the airport, if we check the flight ticket, we can see if there is delay on our flight, if the gate has changed, etc. And if you want to see the time, you can just draw a clock — (Laughter) (Applause) …on your hand.
So far we have arrived so far in developing this sixth sense that will allow us to have access to any form of information about anything we may encounter. My pupil, Pranav, who is the one who, as I said, thought this whole mechanism.
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It is widespread applause as I do not think she has slept enough in the last three months. And his girlfriend too, probably is not very happy. It is not perfect yet, it is more indicative of the progress we have made so far. And who knows, maybe 10 years from now, to be here with the ultimate sixth brain implant implant. Thanks.
