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Windows 8 has a gorgeous Metro and finger friendly swipe-y interface that’s perfectly fine but so 2011. All I want in my life in 2012 is Tobii, a company that’s made the future possible: you control Windows 8 with your eyes. Seriously, it knows exactly what you’re looking at when you’re looking at it. It’s instantaneous, it’s ah-mazing and I haven’t been this excited about technology since well, ever.
When I first saw Tobii, I didn’t believe it would work well. You just look at it? And it does whatever you want? And that’s how you control Windows 8? And… that’s it? Yes! That’s why it’s so amazing. It’s as natural as seeing, as normal as looking at somebody when you talk.
Tobii’s eye control device, which looks like a horizontal rectangle glass obelisk attached to the hinge of the laptop, is incredibly accurate. The system requires a personal calibration test before you use it and some unique finger movements (akin to a smartphone), but once you get settled in, it’s simply stunning. It’s sniper accurate, Tobii never missed my target by more than a few pixels. It’s lightning quick, I couldn’t even say my next move fast enough because Tobii had recognised my eyesight already glanced away. And it can control all the swipe gestures available in Windows 8.
There was also an option to play an Asteroids-like game with Tobii and everything that’s impressive about Tobii translates there too. The head movement tracking aspect of the game was a little odd but I can’t get over how accurate it’s eye tracking ability was. Look and zap. Look and zap.
Tobii is as amazing as multitouch once was, as impressive as the Wii once was and the Kinect is now and a natural evolution of “the future”. I felt like I was using fairy tale tech in a generation defining sci-fi movie rather than sitting in a plastic chair next to smelly people in a hall riddled with crappy gadgets that have no reason to exist. I don’t know how successful Tobii will be in the mainstream market but it’s this kind of technology that reminds me why I loved technology in the first place.
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That is just so cool I want it now! Ok back in real world what’s the pricing and when it will be available?
Cool! Just one question; what happens if you have 2 people standing behind you looking everywhere on the screen?
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You don’t see real-world applications for this? How about controlling sat-navs and you car stereo while you drive? Or better accessibility tools for operating a PC? Of course if you want to think about the commercial side of things, knowing where people are looking will let you know if you ad has managed to catch the attention of the user or not. Could also help develop more intuitive UIs by tracking where people look first when they are searching for a particular tool or function.
Just a few thing off the top of my head, I’m sure ther are many more.
Use by quadriplegics is the biggest one I can think of…
No more blowing/sucking a straw, using their tongue or chin to move a lever to control their wheel chair. So much they could do with this, especially once the tech becomes mobile.
More freedom to those whose limbs don’t work for what ever reason.
Yeah it’s not like I need to look at anything else when I’m driving…
Yes because briefly glancing at a volume control is far less safe than fiddling with dials and buttons while driving isn’t it?
Just wait for iSiri (“i”, geddit?) in the iPhone 6S…
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what do you mean its not related to the article? I clearly remember the focus of the video being a TV and the need for a man with a van, try watching it again i’m sure you’ll pick it up :p
Dammit! You made me watch it…
Will delete; thanks for letting us know!