Snowcorn: Another Sixth Sense Device Concept

It took a few days to render these images and while I was rendering them, I was surprised to see this demo at TED. The concept is almost identical! How nice!

bracelet with camera, projector and wifi

Mine’s a bracelet like flexible device with a camera, a projector and Wifi installed. You can also put it on anywhere on your cloth around your chest or neck.

bracelet with camera, projector and wifi

The transparent part is a screen to show basic function or the time. Customize it with the colors and style you like.
Complicated controls can be done in the projected UI.

bracelet with camera, projector and wifi
Scan a business card to add the person’s name and other information to your address book through wifi.

bracelet with camera, projector and wifi
Translate a word/phrase you’re not familiar with in a book.

bracelet with camera, projector and wifi
Look for a way to get to a station on a train map.

There could be a lot more ways to use this device, so I’ll make the posts later.

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.

Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)

7 Comments

  1. Amazing idea. Very cool prototype. I can’t wait to see the actual final product when it’s ready for sale.

  2. This concept isn’t absolutely unreal. Good work!

  3. Dear Sir/Madame,

    my name is Nicole Papasotiriou and I am the owner of a chain of bookstores all around Greece. Apart from books, we sell software and design-related gadgets. We were astonished by the sixth-sense TED device that you are developping. I am wrtiting to you as I want to demonstrate my interest in merchandizing this product through our network of bookstores as soon as it comes out. On the meantime I would like to be updated with any news related with TED device.

    Thank you in advance for your attention to this mail and looking forward to hearing the soonest from you.

    All best,

    Nicole Papasotiriou

  4. i think you are doing a noble career in design field,our company is a professional manufacture in China which is focusing on mock-up and rapid prototyping.If you have some questions pls contact me .we expect to be your partner.

  5. 呵呵，帮你PP顶！也请来视频聊天室看看……

  6. I get a lot of valuable information from your article. thx

  7. Well, this is interesting, and the idea is quite similar to the MIT’s sixth sense. I wish these ideas would be open source and let the wide range of smart people contribute and break the limitation to what these kind of inventions can do. But good work, and I love the idea…let me wait and see.


14 Trackbacks/Pingbacks

  1. By SnowCorn by Mac Funamizu » Yanko Design on 13 Mar 2009 at 4:02 pm

    [...] Designer: Mac Funamizu [...]

  2. By Asp-Adder Take A Hike, Slythrin Is Here | Oscar Scarlett design blog on 13 Mar 2009 at 4:17 pm

    [...] Designer: Mac Funamizu [...]

  3. By Project: 2020 « Augmented Reality Blog on 14 Mar 2009 at 2:17 am

    [...] (price concept?, brrrr…) or the other ugly sisters of inventions. And stroll through petinventions. Posted in Augmented Reality in Product Presentation, Augmented Reality in general, Mobile [...]

  4. By Asp-Adder Take A Hike, Slythrin Is Here | CTRLSHIFT on 14 Mar 2009 at 3:13 am

    [...] there’s a lot you can do with the SnowCorn, my only request…don’t fry any please! Designer: Mac Funamizu This entry was posted in Gadgets and tagged Gadgets. Bookmark the permalink. Post a comment [...]

  5. By Snowcorn: 第六感デバイスコンセプト - STYLE 4 Design on 14 Mar 2009 at 5:32 pm

    [...] Snowcorn: Another Sixth Sense Device Concept « petitinvention [...]

  6. By Coolest Concepts » Blog Archive » Snowcorn pe post de ceas, dex, proiector si agenda ! on 15 Mar 2009 at 10:59 pm

    [...] Mac Funamizu si [...]

  7. By SnowCorn | DESIGN on the ROCKS on 18 Mar 2009 at 10:48 am

    [...] Designer: Mac Funamizu [...]

  8. By 淘酷吧 | 缠绕在手上的手镯投影仪 on 19 Mar 2009 at 3:04 pm

    [...] 这是一款便携式投影装置，所有的投影仪和触摸屏都整合到了一个小小的手镯中，非常的漂亮，像一条白色的蛇缠绕在你的手上。手镯上有一段透明的东西，其实它是一个触摸屏，可以用来显示时间、日期并进行一些基本的操作，而在手镯的另一面则内置有摄像头，能够直接将信息投影到用户所需的地方。除此之外，用户还可以利用内置的摄像头来扫描名片，并通过Wi-Fi 来更新地址簿。将摄像头与摄像头配合还可以作为电子词典来使用，只要将手掌对准不认识的单词即可将翻译结果投影带书页上。很不错吧！ Designer: Mac Funamizu [...]

  10. By Vioblog » petitinvention - Mac Funamizu on 16 May 2009 at 12:30 pm

    [...] Snowcorn ist der sechste Finger an der Hand, er fungiert als Übersetzer, Fahrplanhilfe, Handy, Notebook der nächsten Generation, Joystick, Cam? [...]

  11. By SnowCorn Device Concept « WE ARE ROBOTS on 24 May 2009 at 7:30 am

    [...] Snowcorn is a flexible projector device that wraps around your hand like a bracelet. It comes with a camera, a projector and WiFi. The transparent part is a screen to show basic functions like time, date, and advanced options are all projected on the wall or table. Look up translations or train maps, or even scan a business card and update your address book via WiFi. Designer: Mac Funamizu [...]

  12. By AR Hardware on 08 Jul 2009 at 8:51 am

    [...] Snowcorn [...]

  13. By Snowcorn Sixth Sense Concept Device on 17 Jul 2009 at 6:18 pm

    [...] Snowcorn is a bracelet with a camera, projector and wi-fi built in. Of course it’s a concept device as can be seen by the ultra small size and 3D renderings, but I still thought it was worth a mention here. [...]

  14. By SixthSense Device on 26 Nov 2009 at 1:39 am

    [...] there have been another invention called Snowcorn quite similar to this and the whole idea behind it, so I am waiting for what is coming to consumer [...]

Post a Comment