EyePoint

Hi all,

do you hate the computer mouse or pads ?

would you like to surf the internet with your eyes  instead ?

if you answered yes, then you might be interested to know about the EyePoint system developed by Stanford University doctoral researcher Manu Kumar.

“Using gaze-based interaction techniques makes the system appear to be more intelligent and intuitive to use,” says Kumar. “Several users have reported that it often felt like the system was reading their mind.”

Here’s how it works: While looking at a screen, the user presses a hot key on the keyboard, magnifying the area being viewed. The user then looks at the link within the enlarged area and releases the hot key, thereby activating the link.
several orders can be given, like clicking, moving the cursor,drag and drop…..etc.
Eye tracking, which has been around for decades, typically uses infrared devices embedded into a headset or a monitor frame. The devices track the centers of the user’s pupils and then calculate which part of the screen the user is viewing.

This method, however, is not 100% accurate . but still its a cool thing to try .

here is a video that demonstrate what i’m talking about :

thanks for reading.

have a nice day