Whoa, okay, have you heard this? Tobii, you know, the eye-tracking company? Yeah, they’re tagging along with Prophesee. They’re working on this eye-tracking tech for AR/VR headsets and smart glasses. Why, you ask? Because Prophesee’s cameras are, like, super quirky. They only notice changes, like movement or light. Imagine that—it’s all like, “Oh hey, something moved!” instead of recording everything. Not sure why but it just sticks with me.
And guess what? This makes it faster and way more battery-friendly. Handy, right? They’ve already been putting this stuff in self-driving cars, industrial machines. Heck, even in smartphones! But now it’s going to get in on XR headsets and smart glasses with Tobii leading the way.
They’re combining Tobii’s eye-tracking smarts with Prophesee’s sensor tech. Together, they say it’ll be, like, ultra-fast and ultra-efficient. Or maybe that’s exaggerating, but who knows? Something about needing it to fit snugly in those compact, battery-limited smart glasses.
Luca Verre, Prophesee’s co-founder and CEO—seems like a real visionary guy—said something along the lines of event-based vision being perfect for the low-power, always-on vibe. Kinda makes you want one, doesn’t it? There’s all this teamwork magic happening, and maybe, just maybe, it’ll raise the AR/VR game.
Emma Bauer from Tobii—she’s in integrations or something (fancy title, right?)—mentions how smart glasses demand ultra-low power and seamless swag. I think she meant seamless integration, but you get the drift.
Anyway, with Prophesee in the mix, Tobii’s expanding its tech palette with these sensors. It’s like giving designers more room to play. Tobii’s one of the big names—like, the big cheese in eye-tracking—and they’ve been stuffing this tech in all sorts of headsets like PlayStation VR 2 and a bunch more. Trust me, I couldn’t keep count. Makes you wonder where they’ll pop up next.
But yeah, back to the main point. This whole fusion of tech almost sounds too good to be true, but hey, if it makes those smart glasses smarter, who’s complaining?
