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What Will Apple Do With Swedish Eye-Tracking Technology?

Posted by timothy on from the oh-just-the-usual dept.

andylim writes "An article on recombu.com explores the possibility that Apple is gearing up to launch eye-tracking technology soon. Citing a patent filed in 2008 that mentions 'gaze vectors' and a recent purchase of units from a Swedish eye-tracking company, the author suggests that the inclusion of eye-tracking tech in the company's forthcoming tablet would be Jobs's magnum opus. 'What better flourish to a career that began with the popularization of windows, icons, mouse and pointer than to usurp them all?'"

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  1. the Eye-pod? by Em+Emalb · · Score: 5, Funny

    Too soon?

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  2. Swedish Eye-Tracking by RealErmine · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm not Swedish. Am I immune to this technology?

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  3. The answer is obvious, really... by Tetsujin · · Score: 4, Funny

    I mean, what else would you do with Swedish Eye-Tracking technology? Track Swedish Eyes, obviously...

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  4. Re:You know what I've always wanted? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, clearly something stole the focus and changed your font to retarded.

  5. Shall we buy these gadgets at Eye-Kea? by OmniGeek · · Score: 3, Funny

    Eye-eye, sir!

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