So, get this—Tobii, you know, that company that’s always doing something wild with eye-tracking tech, just shook hands with Prophesee to cook up some fancy eye-tracking whatchamacallit for AR/VR headsets and smart glasses. Somehow, Prophesee’s cameras are like secret wizards. They don’t just film nonstop like regular ones. Nah, they only snag where there’s action—lights flickering, stuff moving. It’s like the cameras are people watching a movie instead of Security Steve glued to CCTV.
Now, Tobii’s all jazzed up about blending its eye-tracking magic with Prophesee’s snappy event-based sensors. The big idea? Whip up an eye-tracking doohickey that’s all speedy and light on the juice. Why? ‘Cause if I’m wearing my glasses to look cool, they better not feel like I’ve strapped a car battery to my head.
Luca Verre from Prophesee—he’s the co-founder, fancy title and all—chimes in with this whole spiel about how their tech is the answer to the wearable tech SOS. Always on, never napping. Meanwhile, Emma Bauer from Tobii tosses in her two cents about the mind-boggling demands of smart glasses. She calls them “one of the most demanding segments,” like, okay, yeah, I hear ya. They need to fit in my pocket and not make me look like a cyborg.
Oh, quick side note: did you see those Ray-Ban Meta glasses? They’re something. Honestly, can’t decide if I’d rather just squint stylishly or actually see clearly. Anyway, Tobii says playing nice with Prophesee lets them stay top of their game—mixing and matching sensors to please the tech-savvy crowd.
Oh! Almost forgot. Tobii’s one of those pioneers bringing eye-tracking to VR, feeding into stuff like making graphics sharper where you’re actually looking, keeping your virtual peeps polished, or auto-tuning headset fits, which is pretty slick. Their tech pops up all over—from PlayStation VR 2 to some HTC throwback model.
And now? Well, guess we’re on the brink of a new eye-tracking age. Or not. It might just be another box for tech nerds to unbox and go “ooh” at. Who’s to say?
