HTC has today announced the
launch of the new Droolon F1 eye tracking add-on created to be used with the
company’s Vive Cosmos, Vive Focus, Vive Focus Plus, and Vive virtual reality
headsets. The eye tracking technology has been designed by 7invensun and builds
upon the company’s first system launched back in April 2017.
The new virtual reality eye tracking adapter takes
just a few minutes to install and weighs just 60 g and connects using USB and offers
two sampling rate options, either 120Hz or 240Hz. The HTC Droolon F1 eye
tracking system is priced at US$ 149 a little cheaper than the eye tracking system
for the original HTC Vive VR headset.
Eye tracking technology provides a number of useful
features when using virtual reality hardware, detecting the users
inter-pupillary distance to enable the optimal optical calibration. Allowing
applications to show eye movements in social VR experiences, as well as
increases in performance by only rendering in high definition the exact area
where a user’s eye is directed.
HTC will start taking preorders during November 2019
and will start worldwide shipping one month later during December, although
exactly which countries the eye tracking technology will be available in has
not yet been confirmed by HTC. As soon as more information is made available we
will keep you up to speed as always.
