The EagleEyes Project has just been named the winner of a 2007 da Vinci Award for "exceptional design and engineering achievements in accessibility and universal design that empowers people of all disabilities."
The EagleEyes Project was named a 2006 Tech Award Laureate in the area of Education. "The Tech Awards program inspires global engagement in applying technology to humanity's most pressing problems by recognizing the best of those who are utilizing innovative technology solutions to address the most urgent critical issues facing our planet. People all over the world are profoundly improving the human condition in the areas of education, equality, environment, health, and economic development through the use of technology. It is the goal of The Tech Awards to showcase their compelling stories and reward their brilliant accomplishments."://www.techawards.org
EagleEyes is a technology that allows the user to move the cursor on the screen of a Macintosh or Windows computer by moving his or her eyes or head. Basically, the cursor follows the location that the user is looking at on the screen. The eyes replace the mouse. Selection is made by looking at a small area of the screen for a short period of time, which causes a mouse click. EagleEyes is based on measuring a user's EOG or electro-oculographic potential. The EOG is a small electrical potential which indicates the position of the eye relative to the head. Surface electrodes are placed on the user's head, above and below one eye, and on each side of the head to the left and right of the eyes.
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