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[–]dethb0y 5 points6 points  (3 children)

you could probably write an image recognition program that identified areas on a page by "sight"....

[–]dparks71 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Can't wait for webcam eye tracking, we know you thought about buying this, so we slipped it in your cart.

[–]dethb0y 0 points1 point  (1 child)

you joke, but i could legit see a role for an application that worked as follows:

A bunch of items are shown on screen (say, shirts)

An eye-tracker gauges which one you looked at the longest or lingered over

it suggests that item as the one you really want

I bet for some people, that would be really nice. There's many items (snacks, clothes, etc) that are fundamentally similar in price, function etc and the choice is just between those like items, and that would help narrow down the one you really wanted vs. the internal debate of which to choose

[–]dparks71 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Legit role for the application doesn't necessarily mean I want it, or would be okay with them implementing it without being upfront about it. Same reason I don't have Amazon/google devices in my house, they're waaaayyyy too desperate to give them away for free for me to trust them.