![]() If the Times’ source is to be believed, the software features running on the S4 “outweighed the importance of the hardware.” This is probably true, at least from Samsung’s perspective. CNET reports that it will have a 13 megapixel back camera and 2 MP front camera. TechRadar reports that it will have a 5-inch screen (bigger than the 4.8-inch screen of the Galaxy S3), 2 GB of RAM, a quad-core processor and Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2. ![]() We knew almost everything there was to known about the iPhone 5 by the time it was released. That may be because Samsung makes many of the components for its devices – like the processors – whereas Apple’s supply chain is prone to leaks and rumors. It seems funny that Samsung is better able to keep a secret than Apple is these days. The Times’ source does not know if Eye Scroll will be debuted at the Unpacked event on the 14th. The Times also uncovered patents by Samsung for “Eye Scroll” describing it as: “Computer application software having a feature of sensing eye movements and scrolling displays of mobile devices, namely, mobile phones, smartphones and tablet computers according to eye movements digital cameras mobile telephones smartphones tablet computers.” ![]() Samsung apparently has figured out a way to interact with a smartphone without touching it at all. Well, so much for the touchscreen revolution. The software will track a user’s eye movement to navigate the screen. The Times reports that the Galaxy S4 will have a feature where users can scroll down a page… using their eyes. For actual rumor-mongering, we turn to The New York Times. Other than playing cute with suburbanites, the video does not actually reveal anything about the supposed S4. I will be at the launch event for the Galaxy S4 and I hope that annoying little twit Jeremy Maxwell makes it nowhere near the stage. Little Jeremy signs what is likely a non-disclosure agreement, gets a peak into the Samsung “Unpacked” box and takes his trophy home, where he starts to be terrorized by the neighbor girl. It features Samsung’s “secret messenger,” a preppy young white boy by the name of Jeremy Maxwell. First, we get a truly terrible video from the Samsung marketing department that is so cringe-worthy that it makes me want to drown a burlap sack full of kittens. We got a couple more hints today at what Samsung will unveil next week. We know that Samsung will have a huge marketing plan around it and worldwide distribution on a mammoth scale. We know that it is likely to launch on March 14th at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Samsung’s Galaxy S III has been the company’s best-selling phone, so the release of its next flagship phone has been highly anticipated.For a smartphone with as much hype and anticipation as Samsung’s Galaxy S4, we know surprisingly little about it. Tobii, a technology company that received $21 million in funding from Intel last year, has been working on a technique that uses infrared sensors to track precise eye movements. Know to keep the screen lit up when a person is looking at it instead of dimming it automatically. The feature, Smart Stay, uses its front-facing camera to Samsung’s current flagship phone, the Galaxy S III, already has a feature that watches you. With the software, and over all, “It’s an amazing phone.”Įye tracking systems have been in development for a while. But he said he disagreed that the new hardware would be insignificant compared In an interview, Kevin Packingham, Samsung’s chief product officer, declined to share details about Samsung’s next phone. Samsung has also filed for the trademark “Eye Pause,” without describing what the feature does. Where it described the service as “Computer application software having a feature of sensing eye movements and scrolling displays of mobile devices, namely, mobile phones, smartphones and tablet computersĪccording to eye movements digital cameras mobile telephones smartphones tablet computers.” It filed for the “Samsung Eye Scroll” trademark in the United States in February, Indeed, Samsung in January filed for a trademark in Europe for the name “Eye Scroll” (No. Samsung's booth at this year's Mobile World Congress.
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