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EyeTech Digital Systems is a privately held company based in Mesa, Arizona that makes systems for capturing eye-gaze data. Their first products allowed computer users to control their computer cursor through eye movement and were designed to be used by people with disabilities. The application of the eye tracking
Eye tracking
Eye tracking is the process of measuring either the point of gaze or the motion of an eye relative to the head. An eye tracker is a device for measuring eye positions and eye movement. Eye trackers are used in research on the visual system, in psychology, in cognitive linguistics and in product...

 technology has expanded to include a wider range of applications such as research systems and public displays.

History

Robert Chappell, created his first eye tracking
Eye tracking
Eye tracking is the process of measuring either the point of gaze or the motion of an eye relative to the head. An eye tracker is a device for measuring eye positions and eye movement. Eye trackers are used in research on the visual system, in psychology, in cognitive linguistics and in product...

 device out of necessity when he developed repetitive strain injury
Repetitive strain injury
Repetitive strain injury is an injury of the musculoskeletal and nervous systems that may be caused by...

 while working as an electrical engineer
Electrical engineering
Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...

. He was unable to use a computer mouse or keyboard, and needed to find an alternative way to control his computer. He researched eye tracking systems, but at that time eye tracking devices were complicated and expensive, so he developed his own. EyeTech's first commercial product used a small camera and LED lights which attached to a computer monitor. The camera measured eye movements which would control the computer cursor and allow the user to perform all mouse functions with eye movements alone. It was less expensive, simpler, and easier to use than existing devices, and Chappell soon found a market for his product, which was the first eye tracker that worked with Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...

 and general purpose computers. He founded the company with partner Melinda Trego in 1996, selling his own systems and also components for other assistive technology
Assistive technology
Assistive technology or adaptive technology is an umbrella term that includes assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices for people with disabilities and also includes the process used in selecting, locating, and using them...

 products. People with conditions such as cerebral palsy and ALS use EyeTech products to communicate, use the internet, work and play games. The company has an international sales presence.

Products and Applications

  • EyeTech Mega Tracker
  • EyeTech TM3 eye tracker
  • EyeTech TM2 eye tracker
  • Quick Glance eye tracker software
  • Quick Capture gaze analysis software
  • Quick Link API software

Press

EyeTech’s Quick Glance caught the attention of Andy Jordan of the Wall Street Journal in an article about a Rochester Institute of Technology engineering student with cerebral palsy. The company has been featured in the Mesa, Arizona East Valley Tribune. DynaVox, a company which uses EyeTech components has been featured on Fox News and the Today Show. in a story about Augie Nieto, who has ALS and has founded Augie's Quest to fight the disease.

Competitors

  • SmartNav
  • Dynavox
    DynaVox
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  • Tobii Technology
    Tobii Technology
    Tobii Technology is a manufacturer of hardware and software solutions for eye tracking.The company was founded by three Swedish entrepreneurs; John Elvesjo, Henrik Eskilsson and Marten Skogo, in 2001 and has continuously shown very rapid year-to-year revenue growth - in 2007, Tobii was awarded a...

  • Grinbath
    Grinbath
    Grinbath, LLC is an American computer software and hardware company that designs and develops usability and accessibility tools. The company produces the EyeGuide™eye tracking system and has announced plans for an eye-based assistive technology. The company is headquartered in Lubbock, Texas,...

  • Eye-Com Corporation
  • LC Technologies

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