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Eye Tracking Device

In 1908, the first Eye Tracker was made by Edmund Huey which
could track eye movements while reading. An Eye tracker is
a device which measures eye position and eye movement. It
detects the presence, attention and focus of the user.

ENIAC

John Mauchly and John Presper Eckert created Electronic
Numerical Integrator and Computer in 1946. It was the first
general purpose computer.

Trackball or DATAR

DATAR was created in 1952. It was used by ships to transfer
sonar and radar data to and from one another. It used digital
computer to calculate the tracks.

Gaming Joysticks

In 1967, Ralph Bauer Eckert created Gaming joystick which was
used in the SEGA’s Arcade game. This was the first gaming joystick
with a fire button to steer and shoot missiles into oncoming planes
displayed on a screen.

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