About three weeks ago we talked about the controller Eye Tracker 4C Swedish company Tobii. The device will go on sale on November 25 for $ 150. This is a small plate with infrared emitters and image sensors , which is connected to the USB port a desktop or laptop and allows you to control the system using the viewing direction and turning his head.
The controller detects the reflection from the retina and cornea user by defining the objects on the screen on which the user is currently watching.
Recently it became known that the controller Tobii interested one of the world's largest smartphone manufacturer. The company also confirmed that the development version of the controller is ready for use with smartphones. For this purpose, we received an investment of 450 million Swedish kronor (about $ 50 million). According to news agency Reuters, 40% of the company's shareholders have already approved a similar investment. In the company note that the interest in its development was so high that from April 2015, when the company entered the initial public offering of its shares, the shares Tobii increased in price by 170%.
New investments promise to bring Tobii market leaders in augmented reality on smartphones. However, this topic is now of interest to all the major players. Recall that in the last month, Google has become the owner of the company Eyefluence. The latter is also engaged in tracking systems for the users eyes . Related Products :
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