Ok, this morning we awoke to something pretty darn cool bubbling out of the tech sector: Eye Control Technology. Yes folks, I think it’s safe to say the future is here.


Tobii Technology is a Stockholm-based world leader in eye-tracking and eye-control technology. The Tobii Gaze Interface allows you to open and operate the new Windows 8 apps, just by looking at them. Check it out:

Tobii’s Site states:

The idea of eye tracking came from a research project at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and Tobii was founded in 2001. Innovation is at the heart of our business and Tobii has a strong focus on R&D; we continuously invest heavily in sharpening our core technology and in developing new products.
Our eye tracking technology has revolutionized research in many fields and has enabled communication for thousands of people with special needs. The goal is to always be first choice in any market and we are thus continuously expanding our offering beyond eye tracking and eye control.
Looking forward Tobii’s mission is to bring eye tracking into broader use. Some of that future is already here; we provide market-leading eye tracking technology to industrial partners in areas such as hospitals, diagnostics, vehicle safety, gaming and computer manufacturing.


Now, granted this seems like a bit of a neat parlor trick on the surface, but when you transfer this out of the office environment and drop it into the medical field context, an entire world of useful options open up. Imagine how this would be useful for communication and functioning for disabled individuals or how patients with physical paralysis would still be able to share and communicate with loved ones. The possibilities are truly inspiring.

Anyone in search of evidence of “The Future” today, look no further.




Links to consider:

http://www.tobii.com/