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Samsung Galaxy S IV to expand eye-tracking prowess to the web browser, says NYT

By on March 4, 2013 at 9:44pm in Galaxy S4, Mobile News

According to the New York Times, the Samsung Galaxy S IV will expand its eye tracking capabilities to include web pages; the built-in browser will scroll down as your eye descents on the page. This comes after the Galaxy S III introduced Smart Stay, a relatively efficient way to ensure your screen didn’t turn off while you were looking at the screen.

Samsung recently filed for patents related to eye-based scrolling and pausing, and while the NYTimes source would not comment on what specific technologies will power the hands-free scrolling, it’s easy to imagine it will fit into the entire TouchWIZ ecosystem quite naturally. According to the source, the Galaxy S IV, like its predecessor, will focus on software innovation rather than hardware specs, though significant speed increases are expected as well.

Recent benchmarks point to a 1.8Ghz Exynos 5210 SoC with a PowerVR SGX544 GPU, a combination significantly faster than anything previously seen on the market. While it’s still possible that the North American GS4 will be powered by the less power-hungry Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 SoC, we’ll likely see an octa-core version pop up in Europe and unlocked on various online stores, as we did with the GS3.

Samsung is promising big things for its New York unveil on March 14th, which is less than two weeks away. We’ll be there to cover all the action, so stay tuned for more.

Via: NYTimes

Discussion

16 comments for “Samsung Galaxy S IV to expand eye-tracking prowess to the web browser, says NYT”

  • jonnny

    eye tracking?! seriously thats crazy. apple will be SOOO jealous, will steal it, claim they invented it, and sue Samsung.

    • bahaha

      goodbye bbry!

  • Uzair

    Everything is great but screw 5 inches!

    II want a slim phone that’s durable and doesn’t break on first drop (my s3)! What’s the point of beautiful devices when it needs to be covered with Otterbox, just makes more heavy and bigger

  • 7-Down

    More gimmick. Samsung sucks when it comes to software. 

  • Android fan

    wow there are some great looking smart phones coming out by the end of March HTC One Sony Xperia and the Samsung Galaxy 4 and don’t forget the Nexus 4 which is already out so what to do when my contract is up It’s going to be a close call between HTC and Samsung

  • Android fan

    I track on a phone samsung are you crazy you’re just looking for a lawsuit from Apple but if this is true I’ll love to see how good this really works before I buy my next phone

  • Robert Johnson

    I predict most S4 users will be frustrated by this feature and will turn it off soon after trying it. But the feature sounds cool and will sell more phones, and that’s what is important.

    However, if it were to move the page upon your deliberate blinking while at the bottom of a page, that could make it more workable.

  • Sweet

    Very cool. It’s the kind of tech I would expect Apple to come up with. It will very tricky to implement, though. They have to compensate for different reading speeds and font sizes. If it scrolls down before you’re finished reading the last line, then it could be very annoying. It’s good that they’re trying, though. I hope it works well.

  • rammal27

    im still on the fence between the s4 and htc one, guess i will make my decision march 14

  • Slype

    @rammal27

    I’m with you on that one. I’m going to get one of the two. Time will tell.

  • Lol

    Will be convenient while browsing… Ah hem sports sites

    • sak500

      yes those sports sites do require one hand browsing.

  • fnair

    Hopefully they’ll put the same Exynos soc in all versions like they did with the note 2. It would really suck if the international version had a kick a*s power vr gpu and the North American version got an adreno…

  • screamer

    In these days it is so hard to bring something new to the market. We see apple with there maps or Samsung with s-voice. I think you fail and fan boyz laughing. But we shouldn’t because to get more out of invention we need to improve.

    Anyways yes two of these amazing phones I will get but only the international version. Because updates here in Canada are horrible. Still waiting for jelly bean 4.1.2 on my galaxy and last information it doesn’t have the multi Windows. And one more thing the battery goes empty to fast. Since one hour and the battery is down by 80%

  • placator

    But will it make a latte for me????

  • jay

    Hope battery is better