Tech Issue

Pranav Mistry demonstrates the SixthSense device. Courtesy of Pranav Mistry.Imagine you're in a bookstore, mulling over a choice of a Salman Rushdie book or a novel from this year's Booker Prize winner. How would you like it if you could see Amazon.com ratings projected on the cover of the book? What if you could dig more information about them - literally out of thin air?

The SixthSense makes this possible.

Internet providers that selectively limit access to information online threaten small news outlets.