Accessibility: A South Korean eBook Service Launches New Feature to Turn Pages: Eye Tracking
From Korea Bizwire:
Millie’s Library, a South Korean e-book service provider, introduced Wednesday a new feature that tracks the eyes of the reader to enable the user to read an e-book without using both hands.
The new feature uses the device’s front camera to track the eyes of the reader, automatically turning the page when the reader finishes reading each page. Each page is turned simply by looking at the automatic turn button.
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Note: Technology from EyeGaze can be used to read books available from BookShare.
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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