The latest idea to come from the big-brains at MIT is Siftables, a modular interactive computing system. Each Siftable is a 20MHz computer that includes a full-color OLED screen, infrared, 3-axis accelerometer, Bluetooth, flash memory, rechargeable battery and more. At first, the purpose behind Siftables seems pretty apparent—interactive computing at the modular level, but from a practical standpoint it gets pretty confusing.

David Merrill, the brains behind Siftables, says that the purpose is to give people access to information and media in a physical sense. So rather than browsing through MP3s, Photos, or other kinds of information on your computer, it puts each unit on a Siftable therefore making it easier to handle, organize and more. Do you remember those Digimon and Tamagotchi toys? This is like that, but taken 100 steps forward. If you're still a little confused, click through to check out a video of Siftables made by the creators.

MIT, via Gadgetell