LightBeam makes any surface a projector display, and everyday objects a remote control
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LightBeam allows physical objects, such as a water bottle, to act as a control for the pico projector
The prototype LightBeam system built using a connect and a pico projector
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Pico projectors might be able to turn any old surface into a display – with varying results of course – but can they turn any old surface into in interactive display and everyday objects into a remote? No? Well, with LightBeam they can. Developed by a team at Germany’s Technische Universität Darmstadt, LightBeam pairs a pico projector with a depth-sensing camera to provide some Kinect style interactive control to projected presentations.
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