Is Nokia Making an Eye Tracking Controlled Mobile Phone?
With all the buzz about iPhones, other cell phone manufactures get overlooked. But some of them are developing some pretty cool new technology of their own. Nokia, the Finnish mobile technology giant, is announcing that they have been working on a new phone that is controlled with gaze through eye tracking. If you stare at a message or a video icon on the phone, you can open it with your eyes.
“We are working on a mobile that operates with the gaze of an eye,” Jyri Huopaniemi, director of Nokia’s research center, recently told a correspondent working with The Hindu, an daily newspaper based in India. Nokia is apparently calling their new device the Gaze Tracker, and a prototype of the technology is on display at the company’s lounge in Finland.
The phone needs to be calibrated to your eye, of course, so it can read eye movements and track where the user is looking, and a spokesperson for Nokia reportedly didn’t know when it was due to hit the market. After China, India is Nokia’s second largest market, and any new device has large implications for mobile companies, which are constantly trying to outdo each other and set a new standard or keep up with the latest trends in the industry.
To be honest, the article doesn’t say much about the phone, but it’s something to keep an eye out for in the future, near or far. It’s not surprising, however, that industry giants like Nokia are looking at eye tracking capabilities. As more drivers are caught texting and making calls from within their vehicles, we at Eye Tracking Update expect to see a huge growth in eye tracking technology incorporated into mobile phones. Studies have shown this capability is safer and far more convenient than traditional mobile phones when on the move.
In any case, we’ll keep looking around for more news from Nokia, and if you hear anything, let us know!
A mobile that will operate with gaze of an eye
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