Researchers have developed a new gen-next cell-phone software that
allows users to control their mobiles just by moving their eyes.
"You
can use it for basic control, such as turning to the next page in an
e-book, and playing games with your eyes," chief executive and
co-founder of 'The Eye Tribe', Sune Alstrup Johansen, said
.
The
software by a Danish company uses infrared light reflected from the
pupil of the eye, which is recorded by the device's camera, enabling
users to scro
ll or click on their screens with their eyes, the 'Daily
Mail' reported.
As people read an e-book and get to the bottom of
the page, the software will know to turn to the next page, or if you
look away from the screen it will dim it.
The Eye Tribe was
developed by four PhD students who founded the company a year ago. They
received USD 800,000 in funding in August to develop the technology.
Researchers plan to release the technology at no cost to other software developers early next year, Johansen said.
They
said Eye Tribe aims to get their software integrated in the hardware of
big tablet producers, so consumers can buy a tablet with the software
and then download apps that run with the eye control technology.
Cameras
on current mobile devices still need to be connected to a small unit
with an infrared camera to work with the software, but Johansen said
next-generation devices would very likely be able to use the software.
The
technology is expected to significantly change the way users play games
and use apps, said John Paulin Hansen, a former supervisor of the four
co-founders
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