The original grand vision of Tobii's founders was to put eye-tracking technology into every computer, but there are some that wonder if eye-tracking might be the next Bluetooth, useful but not widely used.

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As we stand in the Thames Barrier control room, computer screens tracking the waves out in the North Sea, I ask him about the value of remembering the catastrophe of 1953.

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With several volunteers and banks of large computer monitors tracking all the trending topics and conversations surrounding New Orleans and the Super Bowl online, the social media team followed everything from NFL specifics to transit logistics in New Orleans.

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