FP Tech Desk: Control a cell phone with the blink of an eye

Ever hear the old expression ‘if looks could kill they probably will’? Yes? Well what about ‘if looks could control a cell phone they probably will’? No?
That is probably because now they definitely can. A team of three computer scientists at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire have just unveiled new software (displayed above on a Nokia N810 smart phone) that allows a cell phone to accept commands based on a user’s eye-movements and blinks. It works via a camera mounted above the phone’s display that tracks the exact position of a user’s gaze on the screen, then selects an option based on where the user is looking when their eye blinks. Users need to calibrate the device by taking a picture of their left and right eyes both indoors and outdoors before the system will function.

Read more: http://business.financialpost.com/2010/05/25/fp-tech-desk-control-a-cell-phone-with-the-blink-of-an-eye/#ixzz0p0epHlO1