*I'm glad to hear this guy is still at it. I think I could use one of those.
http://www.boston.com/business/technology/innoeco/2011/08/from_the_mit_media_lab_luminar.html
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"So far, Linder has built six LuminAR prototypes using a pico projector from Microvision; one was shown at the National Retail Federation Convention earlier this year, as part of Intel's "Connected Store" concept display. "We showed a way to bring the online shopping experience to the counter of a store like Best Buy," Linder says. "You might want to videoconference with an expert to ask questions about a particular product, or see the batteries and SIM cards and printers that are compatible with the product you're looking at."
"Linder, who previously worked in R&D at Samsung and was an entrepreneur-in-residence at Jerusalem Venture Partners, says he doesn't have any immediate plans to try to commercialize LuminAR. (He's focused on finishing his thesis.) But there has been a lot of interest from big companies, he says. "Banks are very interested, as a way to show their customers what the teller is doing on that screen behind the glass," Linder says.
"Linder believes that after the mobile and tablet computing waves, we'll see more interfaces built into our environments. As he puts it, "the world is next."
"Here are two videos that show different LuminAR prototypes...."
