(GSM Insider) - In the past, Alienware product manager Eoin Leyden stated that they are interested to roll out the eye-controlled interface tablet. However, Tobii Technology from Sweden is step ahead of Alienware as they had launched the Eye-Controlled Interface Windows Tablet - Tobii C12.
From the Tobii C12 images that from FCC, it is not any slim or nice design tablet. It is a heavy and thick design tablet. It is not as attractive as the iPad or Galaxy Tab, but the technology inside certainly better than those.
The Eye-Controlled Interface technology that featured inside the Tobii C12 tablet allowed users to control the tablet without the tablet or keyboard. So you can imagine how advanced is it. The Tobii C12 comes with Windows operating system. Perhaps the Windows 8.
Updated: Yes, Tobii did get approval today for this product. However, it was more like a re-approval. The FCC first gave approval for the C12 many years ago. There’s no new product. The C12 was first introduced in 2009, with eye-tracking as an optional feature. The product offers both eye control and head control as optional modalities, in addition to touch.
· The FCC approval was due to an enhancement made to its GSM module, which supports the product’s existing phone, WiFi and Bluetooth features. Note – there are no new features, and this is NOT a new “model”, but rather just an update to a component that continues to enable current product features.
· This product is not a tablet computer, it is a Windows-based speech generating device, and more specifically, is considered a medical device that is Medicare/Medicaid/FDA approved and funded at a price of about $15,000 -- a cost which includes optional eye-tracking components and communications software.
The product is not for general consumers -- the product was created specifically for people with a broad range of disabilities. And in fact, since 2009, the product has been making a huge difference in the lives of thousands of people with disabilities.
· The device looks large and durable because it was designed that way – it was designed to be mounted onto wheelchairs or hospital beds and sturdy enough to be durable if dropped or bumped. Note explanation from Tobii website page on C12’s: The C12’s lightweight, sleek, portable design comes with multiple mounting systems making the AAC device compatible with any wheelchair, walker or bed frame and the shock-mounted hard drive makes the C12 the most flexible AAC device on the market; wherever you choose to take it.
Indeed, Tobii’s eye tracking technology is revolutionary, and has been since it was launched in 2001. See this link for more details on why Tobii’s approach to eye tracking is unique and unmatched... http://www.tobii.com/en/group/about-tobii/eye-tracking-by-tobii/
b. The biggest revolutionary moment by Tobii since CES was in March, Tobii In March – Tobii introduced it’s IS-2 Eye Tracker, a complete eye-tracking system that makes it possible to easily add eye-tracking capabilities to a wide variety of products. It’s the size of a pen—so much smaller, lighter, requires less power to operate than the Tobii IS-1, which is the core system in its current eye trackers. Most importantly, it moves Tobii further towards making it possible for the general consumer to gain access to eye tracking in CE devices. See more on this at: http://www.tobii.com/en/group/news-and-events/press-room/#/pressrelease/view/tobii-unveils-next-generation-eye-tracker-at-cebit-737861 [Source]
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