nsane.forums Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Windows 8 is being used as a demo platform for Gaze, a new PC eye-tracking tool. The device, which can let users control PCs with their eyes, was revealed today and will be shown at CES 2012. Windows 8 can be used via a mouse and keyboard and also via a touch screen with its Metro user interface. Now a company has released a video showing Windows 8 being used by a combination of a track pad and a person's eyes. The eye-tracking device itself is called, naturally, Gaze, which was created by a Sweden-based company called Tobii.The company on the developer preview version of Windows 8. For notebooks that have a touch screen, Gaze does still require the use of a trackpad. The device itself sits below the notebook's screen. For launching applications in Windows 8's Metro interface, you simply look at the application you want to activate and then touch the touch pad to launch it. Gaze can also be used in web browsing on Windows 8 to simply look at a link and then use the touchpad to click on the link.The video looks cool but, as always, having a cool video is not the same as seeing the technology work in a real world enviroment. Gaze will be shown at CES 2012 next week and AllThingsD.com reports that Microsoft will actually have Gaze-based Windows 8 notebook at their booth. Tobii says it wants to work with notebook makers to have Gaze ship with their Windows 8 laptops. View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted January 5, 2012 Administrator Share Posted January 5, 2012 Not too impressed. First, will need to buy a device only for this. Second, it's seems better only for laptop, not for desktop. Third, you'll need to use your fingers anyway. Fourth, I'm better buying Kinect and modding it to work also as this "Gaze". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosticles Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Looks very nice :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beer Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Nice Innovation. The guy sounds like darth vader with an accent :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arctura Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 not too impressed, more fit for tablet i think :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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