# Digital Projections Sixthsense is an Interactive Wearable Gestural Interface By Jamie Coomber | Published 2009-03-14 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/digital-projections-wearable-gestural-interface References: [freshenmeup](http://www.freshenmeup.com/wearable-gestural-interface.htm) & [pranavmistry](http://www.pranavmistry.com/projects/sixthsense) You gotta love what's coming out of [MIT](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/digital-interfaces). One of their latest projects, Sixthsense, is a [wearable projector](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/perisphere) that interacts with your surrounding environment by overlaying interactive content over everyday items that allow the user to find out more information. Personally, I'm a particular fan of being able to turn an image within a newspaper into video and projecting a watch face onto your wrist to tell the time. **Implications** - With the rise of blogging and social media, the face of print media is changing to incorporate elements of the digital age that are enticing for the tech-savvy consumer who still appreciates the need for print papers. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.1/10 - Popularity: 35% | Activity: 79% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/gadgets) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Wearable Technology:** The development of interactive wearable devices such as Sixthsense presents opportunities for creating new consumer experiences and enhancing personal connectivity. - **Augmented Reality:** The integration of interactive content into everyday items through technologies like Sixthsense opens up possibilities for immersive user experiences and innovative advertising strategies. - **Print Media Transformation:** The incorporation of digital elements into print media, as demonstrated by Sixthsense, offers potential disruptive innovation opportunities for print publishers to engage with tech-savvy consumers. ### Where This Applies - **Technology:** The development of Sixthsense and similar interactive wearables creates a disruptive innovation opportunity for the technology industry to create new consumer products and services. - **Advertising:** The integration of augmented reality through wearable technology like Sixthsense presents disruptive innovation opportunities for the advertising industry to create immersive and interactive brand experiences. - **Publishing:** The transformation of print media with digital elements, exemplified by Sixthsense, offers disruptive innovation opportunities for publishers to adapt to the evolving preferences of tech-savvy consumers. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Augmented Reality Projection Laptops](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spacetop.md) - [Interactive Projection Lights](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/abusizz.md) - [Motion-Tracking Ring Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/suite-of-technological-tools.md) - [Touchscreen Projector Peripherals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/touchscreen-projector.md) - [Wearable Tech Interfaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/meta-smart-wristband.md) - [Ai Smartglasses Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lenovo-ai-glasses-concept.md) - [Digitized Sticky Note Projectors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/memojector.md) - [Ultra-Short Throw Projection Computers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/projection-computer.md) - [Controller-Inspired Projector Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/handheld-interactive-projector.md)