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MIT Student Develops Wearable Interface That Relies on Hand Gestures
![[article image]](/system/assets/0000/0496/040609_Pranav_Mistry.large.jpg?1239032685&1239032684 "Pranav Mistry")
Pranav Mistry
Dr. Pattie Maes, Director of the Fluid Interfaces Group at the MIT Media Lab and Pranav Mistry (pictured), a graduate student within the same group, have developed 'Sixth Sense,' a wearable device that presents the user with a revolutionary way to interact with the world. Sixth Sense enables its wearer to summon data or virtual gadgets, such as a watch or mobile phone, interact with these virtual objects and dispose of them at will. The device, which premiered at the TED conference last mo...
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