Lampix may look ordinary, but don’t judge this lamp by its shade. Lampix can bring augmented reality to your living room thanks to a built-in Raspberry Pi, an 8-megapixel camera, and a 400-lumen projector. 

Using a WIFI connection, users can send anything from their smartphone or computer to the lamp for projection onto a flat surface of their choosing. The lamp’s built-in camera can track objects and body parts and infer their interaction with the surface. For example, in the game “Tower Defense,” users can place Nespresso pods in the way of a trail of moving cubes. The Nespresso pods, which here represent towers in the game, can then shoot at the cubes. 

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