Gaze into My Screen
From: PC Magazine - January 2008 - page 20
By: Angela Chang

Ever wish you could control things just by looking at them? Researchers at
Stanford University have developed a gaze-based user interface so you can do
just that - at least on a computer. You can point and click, switch between
windows, scroll, and input a password simply by looking at an object on the
screen and pressing a hot key. Eye-tracking technology has been in use for a
while to assist those with motor impairments, but it often has been
incompatible with standard software. The Stanford team's interface eliminates
this limitation. Their system uses infrared eye trackers to trace the eye's
gaze and focus points to maintain accuracy. Manu Kumar, the project's lead
researcher, says although gaze-based interaction makes Web surfing and
checking e-mail easier, it is not meant to replace traditional devices. "If
your task requires high precision, then you may still prefer to use the mouse
for that," he says. An affordable system may be available in two to three
years. 

From:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2704,2242757,00.asp

Figure:
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Caption: Typing With Your Eyes
Stanford University's "gaze-based" interface uses eye movement to surf the Web, check e-mail, and type in passwords.

Links:
Using EyePoint
http://hci.stanford.edu/research/GUIDe/usingEyePoint.html

EyePoint software improves vision-based input
http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/eyepoint-software-improves-vision-based-input/

How Useful is EyePoint?
http://martinkennethbayne.typepad.com/acoustic_enhancement/2007/03/how_useful_is_e.html

Point And Click, With Your Eyes
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=local&id=5155136

An Alternative to the Computer Mouse
http://armoks.com/2007/03/04/an-alternative-to-the-computer-mouse-a-user-interface-that-tracks-eye-movement-may-provide-an-alternate-way-to-use-a-computer/

Manu Kumar
http://hci.stanford.edu/research/GUIDe/people.html

Stanford University's EyePoint: Web Surfing with Eye Gaze
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=mobile_and_wireless&articleId=297900&taxonomyId=15&intsrc=kc_feat

Will the Mouse Go Away?
http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/18254/