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Teenager Builds $300 Open Source Eye-Tracking System

Posted by samzenpus on from the do-it-yourself dept.

fergus07 writes "Developed by a 17-year-old electronics and programming whiz from Honduras, the Eyeboard system is a low-tech eyeball-tracking device that allows users with motor disabilities to enter text into a computer using eye gestures instead of a physical interface. This kind of system is not unique — there's plenty of eye tracking interfaces out there — but Luis Cruz has figured out a way to build the full system into a set of glasses for less than US$300, putting easier communication within reach of users in developing countries. He's also releasing the software as open source to speed up development."

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    And how many busloads of supporters did his "team" (or as the rest of the free world calls them; swirly-eyed supplicants) have to bring in to produce that result?

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