Pranav Mistry is a Research Assistant and PhD candidate at MIT Media Lab. His vision stems from the practical everyday needs of the masses. He has been experimenting with existing devices and finding unique uses for them. His “Sixth Sense” wearable gesture interface is the result of years tinkering with devices, like taking apart a computer mouse he developed an inexpensive controller. He used a webcam (camera) he removed the microphone and using a mini projector he can use a piece of paper as a computer monitor. His gesture recognizing software makes the whole thing work like magic. Pranav is recognized as one of the most important inventors of our time and has offered details of some of this inventions as open source, so that people all over the world can start developing new ways of using technology. Website: www.pranavmistry.com
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