Just a few days before the official launch of Samsung’s Galaxy S4 smartphone, a new rumour about the device took over the web. Latest news suggests that Galaxy S4 will come with a so-called “eye scrolling” function.
This information was first published by the New York Times. The well-established news source cited an unknown insider who shared some information about Samsung’s upcoming next-generation device. According to the leak, this individual has already tested the Galaxy S4 and has experienced the new feature.
Apparently, Galaxy S4 will have the ability to follow user’s eye movements and scroll pages automatically. In other words, the new Galaxy will be able to determine when you have read all the material on the page and then move onto the next page without waiting for any touch or gesture command.
The technology and equipment behind this electronic miracle is still unknown. The insider refused to give any further details on that or whether the function will be shown on S4’s upcoming event. However, the source did reveal that with Galaxy S4 Samsung has put more focus and efforts on the software of the device and less on its hardware.
The new rumoured feature of S4 may actually be close to the truth. About two months ago, the South Korean company wanted to patent the name “Eye Scroll” in the US. The patent application also included a description. According to it, Samsung Eye Scroll was an app that could track movements of the eye and scroll the screens of mobile gadgets like tablets, smartphones and digital cameras.
In addition, Samsung tried to patent the name “Eye Pause.” However, it did not provide any information on the product connected with that name.
The South Korean company’s chief producer officer Kevin Packingham did not want to comment on the new patents. Nevertheless, he stated that Samsung Galaxy S4 will offer hardware that will have the same quality as that of the device’s software. Also, Packingham added that S4 was an amazing smartphone.
Samsung has been working on eye tracking features for a while. For example, Galaxy S3 had a function named Smart Stay that was used by the front camera. It enabled the phone to see if the user is looking at the camera or not.
Also, in 2012, Samsung invested in a technology created by Intel called Tobii. Tobii relies on an infrared sensor to follow the eye movements of the consumer. That means that for now all signs point to a “Yes” on the eye scrolling feature of Galaxy. Still, that the information will most certainly be confirmed or declined on March 14 in New York.
