Science fiction coming to life?

Written by gary on February 5th, 2009

The AP has a story “MIT researchers make ‘sixth sense’ gadget” which is way too good to be true. This is obviously a hoax. The article ends saying the gadget is made with $300 worth of off the shelf components.

The device created by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) scientists can turn any surface into a touch-screen for computing, controlled by simple hand gestures.

The gadget can even take photographs if a user frames a scene with his or her hands, or project a watch face with the proper time on a wrist if the user makes a circle there with a finger. Read more…

 

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