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Re: CES 2014: is eye-tracking the future PC mouse?
« on: January 09, 2014, 07:49:28 PM »
Spending any significant length of time trying to precisely position your gaze is a recipe for eyestrain.

But hey, guess we need another dumb, counterproductive gimmick interface for futurists to wank to!
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Re: CES 2014: is eye-tracking the future PC mouse?
« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2014, 06:22:05 PM »
Quote from: persia;756739
I like how, in persia-land, calling out stupid technology for being stupid equals being blanketly opposed to all technology. That's definitely how that works. Guess there sure are a lot of Luddites around in that case...you know, like all the people who didn't buy 3D TVs that the industry wanted them to buy, who passed on Windows 8 which Microsoft wanted them to buy, who gave the finger to the original XBone and its draconian infringements of customer rights that Microsoft wanted them to buy into, and so on and so forth. Shame on them, the horrible, horrible Luddites! Don't they understand that any new technology is granted to mortals by the Tech Gods and must be slavishly tongued in appreciation?

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Isn't that just  your eyes do instantly? Reading for instance.
The challenge will be blinking, incidental movement and how you click.
Think of the possibilities for less able people. It will be a godsend.
Your eyes move pretty much constantly; the hard part is keeping them fixed in a specific direction when they reflexively want to move. Try directing your gaze around the corners of your field of vision for a few minutes, and see how long it takes you to start getting a headache.
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Re: CES 2014: is eye-tracking the future PC mouse?
« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2014, 09:16:48 AM »
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In other words: This sucks.
But don't despair! Though you may have to force yourself to endure physical discomfort for precisely no advantage whatsoever, your commitment to useless technology will bring The Future upon us faster! Thus it is written in the Book of Futurism!
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