In February, we saw an engineer using Honor’s AI-based eye tracking feature on the Magic 6 Pro Unpleasant starting and stopping a car engine and move it forward and backward. The technology was exclusive to China, but will be rolled out globally later this month.
Honor has announced that its eye-tracking feature will be rolling out globally on August 27, and will be available through MagicOS 8.0 on all devices, including the Magic6 Pro. The technology allows users to interact with their phones using their eyes to do things like open notifications and apps.
In addition, Honor announced that it is exploring more possibilities for its multi-modal AI technology and developing non-invasive brain-computer interface (BCI) technology to make assistive technology accessible to everyone.
Honor’s BCI technology allows people to communicate with external devices using electrical brain signals. This can be useful for people with disabilities or those who need extra help.
BBC Storyworks produced a short film about a person who was diagnosed with ALS 14 years ago and now uses eye-tracking technology to communicate and create artwork. You can watch the film below.