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Archives for November, 2009

Winner’s Curse: Why Losing A B-School Biz Plan Competition Is Better Than Winning

One of the best things about being an academic is being able to mold young minds and guide them to success. When one of my students, Andrew Leblanc told me he was entering the Duke Startup Challenge Elevator Pitch Competition, I told him to come and s…

TEDTalks : Pranav Mistry: The thrilling potential of SixthSense technology - Pranav Mistry (2009)

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.

Contact lenses to get built-in virtual graphics

University of Washington researchers are developing a contact lens with embedded microelectronics for overlaying graphics on the real world that could provide a compelling augmented reality experience. (Source: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18146-contact-lenses-to-get-builtin-virtual-graphics.html)