What Will Apple Do With Swedish Eye-Tracking Technology? 170
andylim writes "An article on recombu.com explores the possibility that Apple is gearing up to launch eye-tracking technology soon. Citing a patent filed in 2008 that mentions 'gaze vectors' and a recent purchase of units from a Swedish eye-tracking company, the author suggests that the inclusion of eye-tracking tech in the company's forthcoming tablet would be Jobs's magnum opus. 'What better flourish to a career that began with the popularization of windows, icons, mouse and pointer than to usurp them all?'"
the Eye-pod? (Score:5, Funny)
Too soon?
Swedish Eye-Tracking (Score:4, Funny)
Re:the Eye-pod? (Score:3, Funny)
Too soon?
iConcur
Another innovation of course (Score:1, Funny)
The answer is obvious, really... (Score:5, Funny)
I mean, what else would you do with Swedish Eye-Tracking technology? Track Swedish Eyes, obviously...
Re:I don't think he gets it (Score:1, Funny)
No, no they don't. Accelerometers don't work well for anything gaming related.
Re:You know what I've always wanted? (Score:5, Funny)
Yeah, clearly something stole the focus and changed your font to retarded.
Shall we buy these gadgets at Eye-Kea? (Score:4, Funny)
Eye-eye, sir!
Re:Eye-tracking is a tricky subject (Score:3, Funny)
To respond to your second point, and to agree with it...
SQUIRREL!
(If you don't get it, see the movie "Up!")
I guess you could say it would be... (Score:2, Funny)
Just see it off by a little bit... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:You know what I've always wanted? (Score:1, Funny)
Well let me ask you a question: did you see what we did to scientology?
Re:Eye-tracking is a tricky subject (Score:3, Funny)
Man, I HATE squirrels!