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New Device Turns Eyes Into TV Remote: Creepy or Cool?

SodaHead Living 2012/09/02 19:16:22
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Laziness was just taken to a whole 'nother level. According to the Daily Mail, there is now technology out there that allows you to ditch your remote control and really take control of your television--with your own two eyes. Batteries are not included. The Eye Control TV is produced by a Chinese manufacturer and is currently in prototype form, but it's already getting a ton of buzz as the potential wave of the future.

On one hand, it sounds really, really cool. You can raise and lower the volume, change channels, and turn the TV on and off just by moving your eyes. That means no more getting up to find the remote and one less device viewers have to worry about. But, as with every kind of new technology, there are certainly some drawbacks. One of them is the large, table-sized sensor that needs to be installed in order to track eye movements.

While random blinks have not hampered the sensor's features, no one knows if the technology with break down and have issues over time. And while it is a cool device to show off to your friends, some may actually find it kind of creepy. Not to mention the fact that the price tag will most likely point towards the category of ridiculously expensive, at least for now. One thing is for sure: The TV experience is moving towards more interaction with 3D and Internet connectivity. Do not be surprised if this feature pops up in finished products sooner rather than later.

Eye Control TV

Read More: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-219...

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  • maggie 2012/09/02 21:24:09 (edited)
    Creepy
    maggie
    +10
    maybe if theyd get rid of some of the gizmos america wouldnt be so fat.
    i mean...now your too lazy to pick up the remote?geez.

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  • brittany 2012/09/13 16:19:04
    Cool
    brittany
    are you kidding me? arnold schwarzenegger started this trend
    the 6th day
    and look at where it got him
    arnold schwarzenegger fat
    laziness makes you fat. learn from arnold!!
  • MiinaNiemi03 2012/09/06 12:58:52
    Creepy
    MiinaNiemi03
    No, thank you!
  • Rotten Apples 2012/09/06 04:03:41
    Creepy
    Rotten Apples
    and cool, its the future
  • Alexis82 2012/09/05 19:50:10
    Cool
    Alexis82
    Will it be store brought or will I have to go to my Dr.? I wonder how much will it cost.
  • im your nightmare 2012/09/05 19:36:41
    Cool
    im your nightmare
    u could see wat u want
  • Margaret Jacobson 2012/09/05 17:01:55
    Creepy
    Margaret Jacobson
    what happens when you fall asleep ??
  • Alexis82 Margare... 2012/09/05 19:50:55
    Alexis82
    Your tv turns off.
  • Jessie M 2012/09/05 15:44:51
    Cool
    Jessie M
    This is so old news. This technology has been around since the 1980's
  • Rotten ... Jessie M 2012/09/06 04:05:17
    Rotten Apples
    or at least back in the industrial revolution times, gosh! its so old! (sarcasm)
  • Jessie M Rotten ... 2012/09/06 14:08:10
    Jessie M
    We have malls here in Houston that have eye recognition software on displays to bring forward items you are looking at in the windows of stores.
  • Rotten ... Jessie M 2012/09/06 21:55:24
    Rotten Apples
    thanks for the info i make sure i check it out
  • rcardon 2012/09/05 14:46:33
    Cool
    rcardon
    +1
    That's freakin' awesome! If I could afford that, I'd buy it in a heart beat!
  • eεrɾïiсαa αaṉnṉεe 2012/09/05 12:53:21
    Creepy
    eεrɾïiсαa αaṉnṉεe
    Won't be surprised when eyes develop cancer
  • rebeccasrevenge 2012/09/05 11:18:06
    Cool
    rebeccasrevenge
    That just moves us one step closer to the beings we will eventually evolve into :a nondescript jello like substance that communicates telepathically..
  • Butch 2012/09/05 05:58:30
    Creepy
    Butch
    Every time you turn around advances in electronic technology have improved something you just bought. You buy a new big screen TV and before you even get it home it's obsolete. Same with smart phones and laptop computers, tablet computers, you name it. There's no way to keep up with the latest so why even try?
  • jim 2012/09/05 03:34:53
    Cool
    jim
    Although is is strangely reminiscent of something I can't quite put my finger on...

    Perhaps you can help me help me helllppp meeee.

    hypnotized
  • Elz 2012/09/05 00:42:41
    Creepy
    Elz
    oooo its like a robot.
  • sexdrugs&tattoos 2012/09/04 23:20:09
    Creepy
    sexdrugs&tattoos
    +1
    Stop being lazy and pick up the freaking remote your gonna get fat
  • Freedom 2012/09/04 22:32:10
    Cool
    Freedom
    I'm always impressed by the tech. Wether or not I would use it is another story but I like seeing new things like this. I'm sure they'll find other uses for it. Targeting/military applications will probably be first. No more aiming, just look and shoot.
  • unicorns vs narwhals 2012/09/04 21:47:24
    Creepy
    unicorns vs narwhals
    It would be kinda hard to lose the remote at least.
  • lolitalovely 2012/09/04 20:58:51
    Creepy
    lolitalovely
    It's not really cool for me. I control my TV from a tablet which I am using most of the time I spend watching TV. It's not really creepy either, but I do think that it needs some extensive testing.
  • WiredButterfly 2012/09/04 20:32:54
    Cool
    WiredButterfly
    +1
    Very Minority Report. But please, no eyeball replacements.
  • Jdogg 2012/09/04 17:22:45
    Creepy
    Jdogg
    This is a bad idea, And it's manufactured by the chinese this makes this even worse, This comes to mind here. http://crookedhouse.typepad.c... lazy people in wall e
  • sυιcι∂εsυη∂αε~ 2012/09/04 16:10:19
    Cool
    sυιcι∂εsυη∂αε~
    Pretty cool.
  • Fill in the 2012/09/04 15:55:59
    Cool
    Fill in the
    +1
    As I've always understood it, Creepy is finding out you have a stalker that follows you and collects chewed gum and other trash you throw away, ( i.e. Every Justin Bieber fan)

    I mean it is weird, strange, bizarre, and geeky but not necessarily creepy.

    but it is also very lazy i meen COME ON if clicking you're remote is too much work for you then life must be too hard to force yourself to breathe.
  • Pikachu 2012/09/04 15:11:05
    Creepy
    Pikachu
    +1
    Sure, as long as in the future we're not forces to use it
  • Kirino 2012/09/04 14:55:21
    Cool
    Kirino
    How is this even remotely creepy?
  • PapaBC 2012/09/04 14:38:37
    Creepy
    PapaBC
    Lazy americans will only have to blink and eye to move. LAZY.
  • nciaoo 2012/09/04 14:35:45
  • Big Bird 2012/09/04 14:30:28
    Cool
    Big Bird
    and just a little bit creepy.
    I am mostly a technophile, but where do we "draw the line in the sand"???
    Should this even be made available to the "able bodied"???
  • FordCrews 2012/09/04 14:13:55
    Cool
    FordCrews
    +2
    One of my first projects 30 years ago as an engineer was making a device similar to this to allow paraplegics to type with their eyes.
  • Untouched 2012/09/04 12:28:01
    Cool
    Untouched
    and creepy :D
  • the fuze 2012/09/04 11:54:37
    Creepy
    the fuze
    I'm really sick of the "advances" in technology.
  • 13_JunkyardDog 2012/09/04 07:31:13
    Cool
    13_JunkyardDog
    +1
    Hell ya thats cool. Steven Hawking has had a similar device a good part of his life. Its his primary form of communication. imagine all the wonders this could bring.
  • Ryanlohan 2012/09/04 07:29:22
  • Resp 2012/09/04 07:25:56
    Creepy
    Resp
    What happens if there is something in my eye? What does a blind person do?
  • Alexis82 Resp 2012/09/05 22:40:53
    Alexis82
    Look/face the other way if u need to rub your eyes, and as for blind people, instead of mute have it so it can be voice controlled.
  • Pam 2012/09/04 04:43:10
    Cool
    Pam
    +2
    It will be a godsend for quads and persons who cannot move their limbs due to injury or disease.
  • Wortmore 2012/09/04 03:39:48
    Cool
    Wortmore
    :)
  • Bibliophilic 2012/09/04 03:33:28
    Cool
    Bibliophilic
    +2
    It sounds great for someone with a paralyzed lower body.

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