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Two new technologies allow a single pair of glasses to track eye movements and read the wearer’s facial expressions, respectively. The systems use sonar instead of cameras, for better battery life and increased user privacy.Continue ReadingCategory: We… Continue reading Odd-looking glasses track your eyes and facial expressions without cameras
Two new technologies allow a single pair of glasses to track eye movements and read the wearer’s facial expressions, respectively. The systems use sonar instead of cameras, for better battery life and increased user privacy.Continue ReadingCategory: We… Continue reading Odd-looking glasses track your eyes and facial expressions without cameras
Back in 2018, scientists at Duke University discovered that each time our eyes move, our ears make an imperceptible squeaking noise. Now, the researchers have developed a method of telling where a person is looking by analyzing those sounds.Continue Re… Continue reading Scientists can now tell where you’re looking by listening to your ears
When you’re looking at a tank full of fish at a public aquarium, it can be difficult to figure out which ones are which species. The AI Aquarium is designed to help, by overlaying information that lines up with the individual fish in question.Continue … Continue reading Eye-tracking aquarium tells users about the specific fish they’re watching
Using your eyes to control a computer or laptop might sound like a great way to free up your hands and boost productivity, but for disabled users it could open the door to an online world many of us take for granted. Sweden’s Tobii Dynavox has now brou… Continue reading Tobii gives disabled users the power to control iPads with their eyes
Although it’s certainly best to start addressing autism as early as possible, the disorder is often difficult to detect in young children. A new iOS app has been designed to help, by tracking a child’s eyes as they watch videos.Continue ReadingCategory… Continue reading Gaze-tracking smartphone app designed to screen toddlers for autism
When tracking a sleeping person’s eye movements, you typically have to stick hard-wired electrodes onto their face. Soon, however, an unobtrusive flexible mask could do the job – while also measuring their heart rate.Continue ReadingCategory: Health &a… Continue reading High-tech mask tracks sleeping wearers’ eye movements
We’ve seen it in movies many times before … the reluctant witness who looks right at the mug shot of the murderer, and falsely claims that they don’t know him. Soon, however, police could know if such people are lying – by watching the… Continue reading Lying eyes may reveal criminal ties
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can be a very difficult condition to diagnose, particularly in young children. Previously, we’ve seen technology intended to detect it by “reading” kids’ faces. A new system, however, also gets children to read … Continue reading Autism-detection tech watches kids as they watch faces
It is with great sadness that Hackaday learns of the passing of Steve Evans. He was one of the creators of Eyedrivomatic, the eye-controlled wheelchair project which was awarded the Grand Prize during the 2015 Hackaday Prize.
News of Steve’s passing was shared by his teammate Cody Barnes in a project update on Monday. For more than a decade Steve had been living with Motor Neurone Disease (MND). He slowly lost the function of his body, but his mind remained intact throughout. We are inspired that despite his struggles he chose to spend his time creating a better world. Above …read more
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