Today's Technology is good, but look what the future holds

Just saw an amazing video I had to share with the Technology Plumbing community. TED is site that shares "ideas worth spreading" and in this case Pattie Maes demos her team at MIT idea's on how technology can evolve into a device that can give us something akin to a sixth sense about the people we see and the "things" we interact with.

Using existing pieces of technology they have assembled a "device" (at a very reasonable cost) that will allow you to be a smarter consumer by buying the "greenest" product, if that is what your objective is. Augment the hard copy media (newspapers, books, magazines) you are consuming with updated and extended information or know your plane is delayed just by having the device "look" at your boarding pass. Calling a person by using your hand is particularly impressive.

To get a better understanding on this concept and how it differs from other concepts such as Microsoft's Table check out the embedded video and then post your comments at the Technology Plumbing blog or share this posting with others.