LG? Didn't know they still made phones, but hey will this set off another round of patent wars now that LG got theirs on the market first?
LG: Oi! Samsung's not the only one with eyeball-tracking smartphones
LG announced that its Optimus G Pro smartphone will pause video playback when it detects that its owner has stopped looking at it - just hours before Samsung unveiled the same feature for the Galaxy S4. Eyeball tracking, using the mobile's built-in camera to scroll pages and notice when the user is no longer staring, is set to …
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Friday 15th March 2013 09:35 GMT Kirstian K
I cant think of anything worse,
This is an example of Tech for Tech's sake.
if I happen to look up because someone says : wanna cup of tea, I don't want to look down to see its paused.
or scrolled to the end of a doc, because the dog licked my foot and I temporarily glanced tot he side.
if I ever have this, I think it will be turned off pretty much immediately.
not even mentioning that its starting to get a bit big brother,
because you just know google will follow up with,
'watch what adds your looking at' tech, and then it all starts getting a little creepy.
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Friday 15th March 2013 10:30 GMT Martin Huizing
Things I'd like to see in a future iteration of a 'smart' phone.
1. Absolutely no smart cam watching me all the time.
2. Absolutely no smart cam stopping a movie when I am not looking at it.
3. No extra software/services running in the background doing medial things like constantly looking at me. Save it for the battery, thank you very much.
4. No more infra-red. "Yes, I control my TV with my phone" - signed: Absolutely Nobody
Okay, that is what I don't want to see. Here is what I do like to see:
5. GPS is a God-send. Let the Einsteins focus on getting better location services instead of eye tracking, head nodding etc...
6. Dedicated camera button. Once to turn on, once again to take a pic and long-hold to start video recording. Not too difficult, right?
7. Easy sd card access without having to take out the battery * already in most new smart phones.
8. Less touch sensitive screens. Isn't there a slider where I can set the sensitivity level? Every time I watch a freaking movie on my S3 I accidentally touch either the screen (pause), home button (go back to menu).
9. Stereo cam and 3d screen. Ohh... 3D.... Porn comes to mind, but No! I want to see Google Earth in full 3d! Awesome!!!
You got more, let us know!
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Friday 15th March 2013 11:31 GMT JetSetJim
Re: Things I'd like to see in a future iteration of a 'smart' phone.
I want more networked TVs/disc players with remote control Android (or iPhone) apps - works nicely for my little WD Live TV box and I'm a lot less likely to (a) misplace my phone or (b) have to replace the battery in it. Plus the remote control app can use the keyboard so text entry is better than scrolling around an on-screen keyboard (although BBC iPlayer app in the WD box has limited support of this, grrr).
Agreed that this shouldn't be an IR port in the phone, though.
That way I can take all the batteries out of the plethora of remote controls I have and recycle them into the plethora of garish plastic toys my kids use.
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