Tobii’s New Partnership Advances Next-Gen Eye-Tracking in XR Headsets

Alright, so I was just sitting here, minding my own business and scrolling through the news when I stumbled upon this little gem about Tobii and Prophesee teaming up. Brace yourself, it’s about to get techy.

So Tobii, you know, the folks who’ve been messing around with eye-tracking tech like forever, are going all-in with Prophesee. Why? Well, Prophesee’s got this nifty thing where their cameras don’t, like, capture every single thing. Nope. They just look out for change—like, “Oh, something moved” or “Hey, it’s getting brighter in here.” And bam, just those bits. Makes it all faster and less power-hungry. Pretty cool, huh?

I’ve heard this smart change-sensing deal is already a hit with self-driving cars and stuff, and now Tobii wants a slice of it for their AR/VR headsets. Imagine, your headset doing more with less juice. That’s the dream, right?

Now, let’s talk about the big bad collaboration at hand—Tobii’s teaming their very own eye-tracking whiz tech with Prophesee’s sensors. The idea? To make some super snappy, battery-friendly eye-tracking for, you guessed it, super geeky smart glasses. Why smart glasses? Ask Emma Bauer from Tobii, she swears they demand power-smarts and performance.

Anyway—wait, I spaced out. Oh yeah, something about leadership and setting new standards. Right. So, Luke Verre, aka Prophesee’s top dude, thinks their collab is like peanut butter and jelly—perfect for low-power spotting in wearables. And they’ve been buddying up for a while, apparently.

On the other side, Bauer’s saying they’re giving folks even more sensor options for their fancy eyewear. Like a buffet of tech. Oh, and by the way, Tobii hasn’t just started doing eye-tracking yesterday. They’re kinda famous for it, integrating it into all sorts of gadgets like PlayStation VR 2 and HTC Vive Pro Eye. They’re practically everywhere, sticking eye-tracking gadgets into all the cool gear.

And there it is. Tobii and Prophesee, getting all buddy-buddy to make our tech dreams just a little more sci-fi. Imagine, soon we’ll be walking around with smart glasses that are as discreet as they are savvy. Now that’s something to (literally) keep an eye on.