17 November 2009

The first 5 TEDTalks from TEDIndia

Here's the schedule for the first five TEDTalks to be released from TEDIndia. They're premiering here on TED.com as well as on ted.indiatimes.com -- and on mobile phones at http://indiatimes.vuclip.com.

Live now: Pranav Mistry's SixthSense demo -- and an amazing announcement.

Premiering Thursday, Nov. 19: Devdutt Pattanaik contrasts the mythology of India and the West -- and the differing worldviews each mythos produces.
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Premiering Monday, Nov. 23: Hans Rosling predicts the exact date when India's GDP will match that of the United States.
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Premiering Thursday, Nov. 26: Mallika Sarabhai tells a story in dance, to show how theater and performance art can create global social change.
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Premiering Monday, Nov. 30: Shashi Tharoor talks about what India will need to do to become a superpower.
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16 November 2009

The thrilling potential of SixthSense technology: Pranav Mistry on TED.com

At TEDIndia, Pranav Mistry demos several tools that help the physical world interact with the world of data -- including a deep look at his SixthSense device and a new, paradigm-shifting paper "laptop." In an onstage Q&A, Mistry says he'll open-source the software behind SixthSense, to open its possibilities to all. (Recorded at TEDIndia, November 2009, Mysore, India. Duration: 13:51)

Watch Pranav Mistry's talk on TED.com, where you can download this TEDTalk, rate it, comment on it and find other talks and performances from our archive of 550+ TEDTalks.

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05 November 2009

The Buzz: Pranav Mistry awakens the Sixth Sense

Photo: Pranav Mistry at TEDIndia, Session 3, "Wonder. Wonders." November 5, 2009, in Mysore, India. Credit: TED / James Duncan Davidson

The genius behind the Sixth Sense technology returned to TED to present a deeper look at his astonishing invention -- and share his plans for the future. Here's what viewers had to say on Twitter and Facebook:

OMG stuff going on . Pranav mistry is awesome -- LazyMohit

Pranav Mistry gets another standing ovation. This guys a rockstar. -- gprateek

bloody brilliant !! Pranav ... amazing stuff. -- tinucherian

To all those who talk of having national pride, be proud of young men like Pranav Mistry. -- vimoh

Pranav Mistry: Imagination is the only limit in merging this technology with real life. -- Syler_mi4

6th sense + Open source !! FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Pranav mistry :o -- anveshg

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11 March 2009

An interview with Pranav Mistry, the genius behind Sixth Sense

Pranav Mistry is the MIT grad student behind Sixth Sense, a tool that connects the physical world with the world of data. He and his advisor at the MIT Media Lab, Pattie Maes, unveiled Sixth Sense at TED2009, and the Sixth Sense demo premiered yesterday on TED.com -- and in both places, it has fired people's imaginations. The TED Blog spoke with Pranav this morning, to ask him some questions that have arisen on TED.com and at the TED office. From the interview:

Why choose a projector versus goggles?
We actually thought a lot about this. At MIT, lots of research has been done with glasses -- there's even research going on to put information in your contact lenses. But this particular project has an important aspect: We want this thing to merge with the physical world in a real physical sense. You are touching that object and projecting info onto that object. The information will look like it is part of the object.

Read the full interview with Pranav Mistry, after the jump >>

Watch the Sixth Sense demo on TED.com >>

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10 March 2009

Pattie Maes demos the Sixth Sense on TED.com

This demo, from Pattie Maes' lab at MIT (and spearheaded by her student Pranav Mistry), was the buzz of TED2009. Sixth Sense is a wearable device with a projection screen that paves the way for profound, data-rich interaction with our environment. Imagine Minority Report and then some. (Recorded in February 2009 in Long Beach, California. Duration: 08:42.)

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