Episode #: 86
Show: Regional 10
Airdates: Mar - Aug  (see Programming Schedule for specific airtimes)


Operating your PC by eye 
   

  • 10,000 crippling accidents occur in America annually, where victims become permanently disabled, to the point of complete paralysis. A young start up company called EyeTech Digital Systems is a high-tech computer hardware and software developer which integrates eye-tracking technology into practical and affordable solutions. Scientists believe that this latest technology will be instrumental in allowing these challenged individuals a ray of hope in contributing positively to their lives and society at large. The Automotive industry is reviewing this technology seriously for applications we've only previously dreamed of. Lisa Achtenhagen has the story. 
  
Broadcast Excerpts

EyeTech Digital Systems
 
Imagine being able to operate your PC with your eye! Well a young start up company called EyeTech Digital Systems, Inc. says they have a product that can do just that. The company is a high-tech computer hardware and software developer which integrates eye-tracking technology into a practical and affordable consumer alternative to existing products.

A unique assistive technologies device called Quick Glance is an alternative to the PC mouse. It moves the cursor according to the user's eye movements. 

How does it work? 

By a sophisticated camera mounted on your computerĂs monitor, focused on user's eye is how this device works. And its unique software, Quick Glance, determines where the user is looking. "Mouse clicks" are done with a slow eye blink, an eye dwell, or a hardware switch.

There are several hundred thousand paraplegics in the US alone with millions more worldwide. 10,000 crippling accidents occur in America annually, where victims become permanently disabled, to the point of complete paralysis. 

Scientists believe that this latest technology will be instrumental in allowing these challenged individuals a ray of hope in contributing positively to their lives and society at large.

It seems, from our research, that it is likely this technology will become standard equipment on all computers. Whether used by the disabled or the military and even NASA, or for simply surfing the Net, this remarkable technology is one indication of the future of computers and computer enabled machinery. WeĂve also learned that the Automotive industry is reviewing this technology seriously for applications weĂve only previously dreamed of.

 

 
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