Is C is capable for making "SIXTH SENSE" in a device? (Something like Pranav Done)

[Vxyz]

Here is a video link You can watch Pranav Mistry: The thrilling potential of SixthSense technology | Video on TED.com

[AndrewHunter]

How about you just worry about learning how to program in C first.

[laserlight]

Yes. I'm moving this to Tech Board because I anticipate discussion of the technology rather than anything to do with C programming per se.

[Matticus]

I enjoy TED and might check this out sometime, but I think this should fall in the "General Discussions" category.

EDIT: Too late

[AndrewHunter]

I tend to agree in that this isn't anything that new or revolutionary. Sure the topic seems cool off hand if you aren't paying attention however, Microsoft's Kinect essentially is the same thing. The only difference is you don't strap a Xbox360 to your back and walk around with it; which as CommonTater pointed out - why would you want to?

And I am sure Microsoft is planning on exposing the interface through the XNA framework so if you are willing to play with C#, and pay the membership fee) you could design apps like this as well. Probably something even cooler due to the processing power of the 360.

[Mario F.]

And I am sure Microsoft is planning on exposing the interface through the XNA framework so if you are willing to play with C#, and pay the membership fee) you could design apps like this as well. Probably something even cooler due to the processing power of the 360.

They are doing even better than that. They are preparing a Windows Kinect SDK.

[AndrewHunter]

They are doing even better than that. They are preparing a Windows Kinect SDK.

Sweet, I figured they would. I dropped playing with XNA a little while back, so I stopped following the whole thing. However, with the ability to play with it on my computer....now this is something I might look into.

[SlyMaelstrom]

I hope there's an awesome twist at the end of this video.

[CommonTater]

I hope there's an awesome twist at the end of this video.

You mean like him releasing the software to open source?

Yep...

[Mario F.]

You mean like him releasing the software to open source?

I was hoping more something like: "Really, we are joking folks! This is pretty stupid if you come to think of it. What we did here is another motion sensing device. Forget all that nonsense about objects and real life. That's my open source marketing department talk."

[CommonTater]

I was hoping more something like: "Really, we are joking folks! This is pretty stupid if you come to think of it. What we did here is another motion sensing device. Forget all that nonsense about objects and real life. That's my open source marketing department talk."

"Open source marketing" is something of an oxymoron, don't you think?

But yes, it is considerably less impressive than he makes it seem... basically it it is a vision sensor tied to a projector... interresting, but hardly something anyone needs in day to day computing... I, for one, am not about to walk around with a bunch of crap strapped to my body just so I can do a task that is easily done on a smartphone I can stick in my pocket.

Not all of us want to be inserparably tied to --hence: dependent upon-- computers.

[Mario F.]

"Open source marketing" is something of an oxymoron, don't you think?

Yes. A real one.

[CommonTater]

Is C is capable for making "SIXTH SENSE" in a device? (Something like Pranav Done)

To answer the question ... Yes, it is.

[Vxyz]

To answer the question ... Yes, it is.

Now the question is How ?

[laserlight]

Now the question is How ?

I have implemented a truly marvelous program for this, which this margin is too narrow to contain.

What exactly do you mean by "how"? If you have any visions of grandeur of implementing such a system yourself, take AndrewHunter's advice about learning how to program first.