A Bulb That Can Turn Any Surface Into Touchscreen

Natan Linder has created an adavnced light system based on Augmented Reality named LuminAR that transforms any surface into interactive touch screen.

We all use table lamps at our study, but what if that lamp was able to transform your table into an interactive touch screen? Natan Linder, a PhD student in the Fluid Interfaces group at the MIT Media Lab has exactly done that. Linder has created an advanced light system named LuminAR that transforms any surface into interactive touch screen. LuminAR is an Augmented Reality system that projects images on any surface and can detect when anyone touches the projected image. Describing his project at the official site of MIT Media Lab, Linder said, “LuminAR reinvents the traditional incandescent bulb and desk lamp, evolving them into a new category of robotic, digital information devices. The LuminAR Bulb combines a Pico-projector, camera, and wireless computer in a compact form factor. This self-contained system enables users with just-in-time projected information and a gestural user interface, and it can be screwed into standard light fixtures everywhere. The LuminAR Lamp is an articulated robotic arm, designed to interface with the LuminAR Bulb.” Linder is a ten-year industry veteran and has worked for Sun Microsystems, and was the co-founder of Samsung Electronics Israel R&D Center and served as its Mobile R&D general manager. He was also an entrepreneur in Residence at Jerusalem Venture Partners, a leading VC in Israel. To know more about LuminAR click here.