Google acquires Eyefluence an Eye-tracking startup read more at here www.spinonews.com/index.php/item/1391-google-acquires-eyefluence-an-eye-tracking-startup

Today, Eyefluence announced that it has been acquired by Google in a blog post. Google confirmed the deal with Eyefluence in an e-mailed statement. 

The eye-tracking interface startup founded in 2013 had raised $21.6M in funding from investors. It uses eye scanning and tracking technology to let you use your eyes as control method.

Eyefluence shared the announcement quietly today in a blog post

Today, we are excited to announce that the Eyefluence team is joining Google!  With our forces combined, we will continue to advance eye-interaction technology to expand human potential and empathy on an even larger scale.  We look forward to the life-changing innovations we’ll create together!

Jim Marggraff, the CEO of Eyefluence has previously co-founded multiple startups including Livescribe, Explore Technologies and StrataCom.

Google’s acquisition of Eyefluence signals continuing interest in augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) applications.

Eye-tracking is a widely desired feature in virtual reality and augmented reality, which lets digital images interact with the physical world.

Eyefluence has developed a suite of technologies for tracking eye behavior for virtual reality and augmented reality applications.