Wow. Amazing. For about $350.00, this Sixth Sense Unit is made up of a camera, projection system, mirror, and a link to your cell phone for figuring out and connecting with people and places. Four fingers have tips on them which allows you to draw images on any surface, make a rectangle and take a photo of the scene within, and draw a circle on your wrist which can project as a watch. Things you see with the camera can be analyzed for content such as ecological data, biographical data (for a person), and time-sensitive data (airplane ticket).
This Unit provides exciting possibilities and challenges. We can see/photo a student and his/her data could be projected on their shirt. For example their major, year in school, previous social science classes, and other data. Where to draw the line will be the question: GPA? Attendance? Work history?, Financial Aide? Blood Type? Married/Single? etc. Also remember, the student could have a similiar unit and could access our (teacher's) data. It will be fun and interesting to watch the development of this Sixth Sense Unit.
I agree that this tool is truly awesome. It could make life so much easier, but it could also turn into a complete invasion of privacy. This tool seems like something on the SyFi station, but it is reality, exciting and yet a bit intimidating.
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