World's First Eye-Controlled Laptop Debuts at CeBIT

A Swedish technology company unveiled the world's first laptop computer controlled by the human eye, Swedish news website The Local reported Wednesday.
The laptop was developed by Stockholm-based Tobii Technology, whose CEO, Henrick Eskilsson, said it marked an important step in bringing eye-tracking gadgets to consumer products.The computer was developed using research carried out in 2001 at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and allows users to change between windows and scroll through documents by blinking. Because it knows exactly where the user is looking on the screen, it allows users to zoom in, center images, switch between windows and scroll through documents.
"We anticipate that people will be extremely excited to be able to control their computer with their eyes," Barbara Barclay, general manager of Tobii North America, said in a statement.
The laptop was unveiled Tuesday at the CeBIT technology fair in Hannover, central Germany.

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MWC 2011: Toshiba rolls out trio of Satellite R800 laptops

Most of the news atMobile World Congress 2011 so far has revolved around tablets and smartphones, butToshiba is also rolling out a trio ofSatellite R800 series laptops.

Each of the new Satellite notebooks run on Intel Core processors and sport an enhanced cooling system, also made in partnership with Intel.

The most business travel-friendly would be the 13.3-inch R830. The mobile broadband-ready machine can hold a 650GB hard drive (with a HDD 3D impact sensor), up to 8GB of DDR3 memory and a super-slim DVD drive. Additional useful specs include Bluetooth 3.0, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, HDMI connectivity and a VGA webcam.

For occasional travelers and those who want larger displays but also the option of portability, Toshiba also has the 14-inch R840 and the 15-inch R850.

Pricing hasn’t been revealed yet, but all three notebooks should touch ground during the second quarter in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

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