Alright, so the buzz is all about Tobii and Prophesee teaming up. You know, like when two cool bands decide to make a killer album together. Tobii, bigshots in the world of eye-tracking tech, are now shaking hands with Prophesee, the folks who figured out a way to make cameras less… camera-y?
Here’s what gets me — Prophesee’s gear acts like human eyes. Mind blown, right? Instead of filming every little thing, it only pays attention to changes, like movement or light shifts. Makes those dumb camera selfies seem even duller. Anyway, the tech isn’t just about snapping better pics; it’s peeking into the future with self-driving cars, machines, your smartphone, and yes, those XR headsets we can’t get enough of.
Oh, and this collaboration? Imagine Tobii’s ace eye tracking jammed into Prophesee’s event-based sensors. What you get is super-fast, super-efficient tech that barely sips power, perfect for those snazzy smart eyewear people want. Seriously, who wouldn’t want glasses that do more than just help you not bump into things?
Luca Verre, the guy running the show at Prophesee, pretty much calls this a match made in tech heaven. Low-power sensors that are always on sounds like the answer to anyone who forgets to charge their devices (guilty). And teaming up with Tobii? It’s about to set the bar — high.
And let’s not forget Emma Bauer at Tobii. She’s all like, smart glasses are the holy grail of eye tracking. They have to fit tech magic into something that won’t make you look like a cyborg — not an easy task. But now, with Prophesee on board, customers get flexibility, which is like giving a kid too much candy — endless possibilities.
Let’s zoom out a bit. Tobii’s been in the game for a while, even hooking their tech into headsets like PlayStation VR 2. Remember that one, the HTC Vive Pro Eye from 2019? Yeah, Tobii was behind that, pushing boundaries with stuff like foveated rendering (whatever that actually means), making VR social, and tweaking how far your eyes are apart automatically — just a few reasons eye-tracking makes XR cooler than we thought.
Kind of wild how much these gizmos have changed what we think about when we say “glasses.” Can’t wait to see what’s next.