Using eyes and hands for Web surfing
September 5th, 2007

In a recent article, Computerworld reports that Stanford University computer scientists have developed a new way to interact with our computers. The EyePoint system uses both eye-tracking technology and keyboard hot keys to reduce our dependency on the mouse while surfing on Internet. The system is so intuitive to use that the lead researcher said that ’several users have reported that it often felt like the system was reading their mind.’ With this addition of keyboard interaction, eye tracking might become a standard computer interface within the next five years, at least according to the researchers.

Links: ZDNet, Primidi

In a recent article, Computerworld reports that Stanford University computer scientists have developed a new way to interact with our computers. The EyePoint system uses both eye-tracking technology and keyboard hot keys to reduce our dependency on the mouse while surfing on Internet. The system is so intuitive to use that the lead researcher said [...]

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