Inexpensive Eye-Tracking System Offers Hands-Free Computer Control; Smart Solar Growing Faster than Market

View newsletter in a browser window. Inexpensive Eye-Tracking System Offers Hands-Free Computer Control Rebecca Kutzer-Rice recently wrote about a student effort that created an inexpensive eye-tracking system to control tablet computers. She noted that while eye-tracking systems to control computers do exist, such systems are very expensive. This new system promises to bring affordable eye-tracking control to disabled people so that they can access anything from solitaire to Skype without the use of their hands. Check it out. Also, we invite you to register for a Smarter Technology editorial eSeminar taking place Wednesday, April 27, at 8:00 a.m. Pacific / 11:00 a.m. Eastern by clicking here. This Web-based 60-minute program, titled "Storage and the Cloud: The Smart Transition," will provide you with vital information about current trends and technologies that will help you embark on a successful storage cloud and virtualization strategy. Click here to register. READ MORE >> Dial M for Money In Kenya, M-Pesa enables people to send and receive cash using a simple cell phone and text messages. This is bringing money transfer and mobile payment capabilities to regions where bank accounts and Internet access are rare. READ MORE >> Smart Solar Growing Faster than Market In the rush to build manufacturing capacity for smarter solar power technologies, overcapacity is now predicted to drive prices down and pressure vendors toward mergers as market growth cools to sustainable rates. READ MORE >> Teaching Computers to Feel Regret Researchers from Google and several Israeli universities have teamed together to help computers learn to minimize the difference between the desired outcome and the actual outcome of a task. READ MORE >> Network Management Strategies in a Mobile World Managing today's enterprise network is not just about laptops, desktops, servers, and storage. Companies must incorporate and support a variety of mobile devices. Mobile users demand rich information on their devices, and that increases the need for fast, secure connections to storage and backup. Today's organization must have a complete understanding of their network traffic--from handhelds to virtualized resources--in order to manage these growing demands effectively and efficiently. WATCH NOW >> iPad for IT: 4 Exciting Updates READ MORE >> Navy to Build a Fleet of Robots with 3D Printers READ MORE >> New Requirements for Application Security Resulting from the Increased Use of Cloud Computing (Brought to you by IBM) READ MORE >> ADVERTISEMENT eNewsletter Information You are subscribed to Smarter Technology with the email address dwyld.kwu.wyldside@blogger.com. Update Account Information | Unsubscribe Get the week's most important channel news, analysis and information in your inbox each Saturday morning. Stay on top of the trends and what you need to know to be a success. Subscribe to the Best of Channel Insider today! Copyright © 2011 Ziff Davis Enterprise. All Rights Reserved. Ziff Davis Enterprise, 28 East 28th Street, New York, NY 10016 Privacy Policy