"The Eye Tribe Tracker" capable of operating PCs and tablets with gaze starts acceptance of reservations with weak 10,000 yen

Speaking of how to operate a computer is usually done using a mouse or a track pad, but a device that will allow you to operate connected personal computers or tablets with only a line of sight "The Eye Tribe TrackerReservation acceptance for models for developers began. The price is 99 dollars (about 9800 yen).

The Eye Tribe
https://theeyetribe.com/


The Eye Tribe Tracker - The world's first affordable eye tracker - YouTube


The size of The Eye Tribe Tracker is 20 cm in width, 1.9 cm in length, 1.6 cm in thickness, weighs 70 g. The tracking of the gaze is possible from the position of 45 cm from the main body of The Eye Tribe Tracker at 75 cm, and at the position 65 cm from the main body it can detect an area of ​​40 cm square, and it can support up to 24 inch screen. Also, the back of The Eye Tribe Tracker is covered with rubber material and it seems that it does not hurt the device to be attached.


The user's gaze is detected by a completely new high resolution sensor combined with the infrared matching system. The Eye Tribe Tracker supports USB 3.0 connection and there is no power supply unit or built-in battery in the main unit, so you need to supply power from the connected device.


Since there is no need to install individual firmware and drivers, it is also a point that there are few barriers to starting use. When you start using it, connect it to the device you want to operate with gaze and start the software OK.


The Eye Tribe Tracker senses the user's gaze ... ...


The hands-free operation of the device becomes possible.



In order to support many developers, SDKs are provided which are flexible and simple to operate in programming languages ​​such as C ++, C #, Java and open APIs are also provided.


When doing guitar exercises while watching score on a personal computer ......



It is rather troublesome to stop the performance and operate the mouse each time you turn the score.


The Eye Tribe Tracker will detect your eyes if you have it, so you can turn the score off hands-free without touching the mouse.


Practice of guitar is also on its way.


When logging in to a personal computer ......


I unlock it with only gaze.




When reading with tablet, you do not have to bother to move your hand.



In the following movie you can see how the prototype of The Eye Tribe Tracker works.

CNET First Look at The Eye Tribe at CES 2013 (HD) - YouTube


In the first release we plan to support Microsoft's Windows XP SP1 or newer OS, but we will be supporting larger platforms in the future. First shipment of delivery seems to be the Christmas season of 2013, since it is said that there are limitations on the number, it seems better to reserve early if you are interested.