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Gadget lets you control computer with your eyes
A researcher in London has created a low-cost device which allows wearers to use their eye movements to control a computer
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By Tom Levitt, for CNN
September 24, 2012 — Updated 0848 GMT (1648 HKT) |
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- New low-cost glasses allow you a wearer to control gadgets, even objects with their eyes
- Eye-tracking equipment could help Multiple Sclerosis and other brain disorders
- Technology could start a new era of hands-free computing
(CNN) — Take two video-game console cameras and one pair of horn-rimmed glasses and for around $30 you have a device that will allow you to control a computer or, potentially, even a wheelchair with your eyes.
Previously, if you wanted to buy similar eye-tracking equipment it would have cost you upwards of $8,000. Now, scientists in London have pioneered a device, the GT3D, using components anyone of us can buy from the shopping mall.
Primary care holds the key to raising quality of dementia patients' lives
New campaign launches to tackle dementia stigma and drive concerned people to consult their GP
In recent years dementia has fallen into the healthcare spotlight and will remain there for some time as our ageing population continues to grow and, as a result, the number of people with dementia rises.
This increase in the number of people with dementia is also due to the ability to better diagnose the disorder – although England’s diagnosis rate remains quite low at 42%, on average.
Without a diagnosis as a starting point, people are denied access to support, help and potential treatments that can help them live well with dementia.
Timely diagnosis requires a committed focus, and so a new Department of Health awareness campaign, supported by the Alzheimer’s Society, starts this month.
Carers groups celebrates 30th milestone
12:00pm Sunday 23rd September 2012 in News
A BOROUGH-based carers charity has marked its 30th anniversary.
Crossroads Care Dudley regularly provides trained carers to take over from a regular carer for a few hours, to enable them to take a break.
The charity, which is based in The Pensnett Estate in Kingswinford, held a celebratory event at Himley Hall where the Mayor of Dudley, councillor Melvyn Mottram cut an anniversary cake before meeting carers and their family members.
