Man, so Tobii is doing something wild these days. They’re hooking up with Prophesee—yeah, it’s like that mysterious tech company everyone squints at—because, turns out, they’re all about eye-tracking tech for AR/VR headsets. This isn’t just any run-of-the-mill stuff; it’s based on Prophesee’s event-based vision deal. I know, sounds like sci-fi, right?
Prophesee’s tech is kinda funky. Their cameras mimic how we see, more or less. Instead of just recording everything like some sort of nosy neighbor, they’re only capturing changes—like, movement or a shift in lighting. It’s all about being swifter, way more compact, and not sucking up all the power like a teenager on a gaming binge. They’ve used this in self-driving cars, factory robots, smartphones, and now, they’re gunning for the XR world with Tobii’s help.
I gotta say, combining Tobii’s top-notch eye-tracking wizardry with Prophesee’s quirky sensors feels like mixing peanut butter and chocolate. They’re talking about creating this super-fast, power-saving eye-tracking gadget for those battery-cramped smart glasses. Can you imagine? Tiny glasses doing all that without blowing up on your nose.
Luca Verre, Prophesee’s head honcho, says event-based vision is the golden ticket for low-power gadgets. And he’s probably not wrong. He’s thrilled about teaming up with Tobii because, honestly, their combined mojo might just redefine what AR/VR, and smart glasses can even do. Like, maybe we’ll all be wearing glasses that not only look cool but also don’t fry our eyes out or something.
Emma Bauer over at Tobii? She’s jazzed too. She says these smart glasses need to sip power like a gourmet coffee and be super sleek. No clunky, heavy glasses here. The tech’s gotta slip seamlessly into something that doesn’t scream “I’m secretly a cyborg.”
Random side note—Ray-Ban’s doing this smart glasses thing too with Meta and EssilorLuxottica. It’s like everyone wants in on the high-tech eyewear game.
Back to Bauer: with Prophesee onboard, they’re tossing in event-based sensors alongside their usual tools. More choices, less hassle for the folks designing the tech.
Tobii’s been leading the charge from Sweden, pushing eye-tracking tech into consumer VR headsets early on. Their systems let you do things like foveated rendering and automatic eye adjustments. Honestly, those are weirdly technical terms, but it’s clear this is groundbreaking stuff.
So if you’re wearing a PlayStation VR 2 or a Dream MR setup, you might already be sporting Tobii gear. It’s like having the future strapped onto your face—if you’re into that sort of thing.
