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Eye-recognition technology has been a common, almost cliched, feature of science fiction and spy movies for decades. A computer recognizes a user’s unique “eye print,” then opens secret files, a safe door, or access to a devastating weapon.
Until recently, however, eye recognition hasn’t been a practical consumer application. Rather, it’s been both expensive and esoteric, a situation the right partnerships are starting to change, Tobii CEO Henrik Eskilsson explained.

“More than anything else, the Tobii laptop prototype is proof that our eye-tracking technology is mature enough to be used in standard computer interfaces,” said Eskilsson. “To reach a state where the technology is part of the average computer, we need to make it smaller and cheaper. We believe that this can be realized in a couple of years by partnering with the right manufacturer.”

The Tobii-Lenovo partnership is rolling out 20 eye-controlled laptops, split evenly between the two firms for development and demo purposes, Hyleen told TechNewsWorld.
The next step involves stepping back and watching — as consumers watch their monitors.
“We anticipate people will be extremely excited to be able to control their computer with their eyes,” Tobii’s Barclay explained.

For people already used to staring at a computer screen all day, controlling the action with those same two eyes may be more headache than head rush, however. Technology public relations specialist Richard Laermer told TechNewsWorld that his eyes hurt just thinking about the idea.
Not so, maintained Tobii’s Hyleen. “Most users adopt to eye control very quickly.”
You don’t have to do anything besides look, she pointed out, so it’s “not very different from what you already do when sitting in front of a computer screen. Also in this sense, it is truly relaxing.”