Eye Control Technologies has been kind enough to provide Ride for Life with a trackIR device for evaluation. My initial reaction to the trackIR is extremely positive.

The device is very simple to install and the software is very easy to adjust for your personal preferences. The trackIR works as promised and allows small head movements to control the mouse cursor on the screen by tracking a small reflective dot you stick to your forhead, or the bridge of your eyeglasses.

After a very short time, it becomes very intuitive. A user assigned hot-key allows for mouse-clicking and your hands never have to leave the keyboard.

For people who have limited or no use of their hands, there is a feature called "dwell clicking" which will automatically double-click an icon, button, or menu item if you keep the cursor on it for a few seconds. Another feature called "gravity" causes the cursor to move to the center of any clickable item, when the cursor passes over it. These features allow totally hands-free operation of your computer.

The trackIR can be used with any Windows software (a Mac version is in development) and can be especially valuable when combined with one of the many communication programs designed for people with disabilities (not included.)

Please note that the trackIR is not an eye tracking device. You must be able to move your head for it to work effectively.

At $99, Eye Control Technologies has created a very affordable and practical way for people with disabilities to regain control of their computers and allow them to continue to communicate with others.

It is worth a visit to their website www.naturalpoint.com to check it out. And please don't hesitate to contact Mike Vial at Eye Control Technologies. He is an extremely nice person and will be happy to answer your questions. His contact information is below.

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