New York: Taking cue from iris scans used in UID in India, researchers are developing a new biometric system that can identify people by the way they flicker their eyes while looking at a computer screen. Oleg Komogortsev, a computer scientist at Texas State University-San Marco, is making use of the fact that no two people look at the world in the same way. When looking at a picture, different...
03:57 AM, Oct 15, 2012
A CIA operative is brutally executed in Mohmand, Pakistan. A NATO convoy to Jalalabad is attacked by militants. The top terrorists of the region from different outfits are meeting to plan their biggest and deadliest attack. Pakistan is giving hollow assurances on delivering the culprits. America, pushed to the wall, launches a covert operation to plant a mole. Agent Eduardo Gomez disguised as Sarfaraz Khan, lands in Pakistan and straight...
11:02 PM, Oct 14, 2012
New Delhi: Eight-year-old Ritesh Walia peers through his spectacles at Hercules saving a lost princess, his latest video game. After five hours with Hercules, he switches to Angry Birds, and then to Pokemon. Ritesh is not alone in his addiction to video games. With increasing access to computers, smart phones, 3D television, ipads and numerous other gadgets, childhood myopia (near-sightedness) has become a huge risk for urban children, say experts....
02:01 PM, Oct 11, 2012
Hyderabad: Visual impairment in India has gone down by just 10 percent in the last six years and blindness has reduced by only 12 percent, according to a survey conducted by the World Health Organisation. More than 450 million in India require vision correction, of which 100 million do not have access to an eye examination nor can they afford a pair of spectacles. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has...
02:50 PM, Sep 18, 2012
New Delhi: Actress Priyanka Chopra is all set to launch her debut music album 'In My City'. Her debut single in English will be released under the Universal label some time in India on Thursday. Priced at Rs 75, the cover was recently revealed by Chopra's team. Her first international single 'In My City', featuring rap artiste and Black Eyed Peas singer Will.I.Am, will have her crooning in her husky...
03:27 PM, Sep 13, 2012
London: You can now blink and change channels on your TV, thanks to a latest discovery called the Eye Control TV. Manufactured by the Chinese consumer electronics firm Haier, Eye Control TV comes with a bulky device that you place in front of your TV, and with a determined blink you can change channels, change the volume or switch off the TV. The eye-sensing technology needs calibration the first time...
03:03 PM, Sep 03, 2012
An Australian woman is preparing to see her son for the first time in almost 30 years after this path-breaking technology. ...
08:09 AM, Sep 02, 2012
Mark Boucher has revealed that he has lost the lens, iris and pupil of his left eye. ...
07:02 PM, Aug 08, 2012
Diabetes is the most common cause of adult blindness. Early detection and treatment is the key to maintaining vision. ...
10:07 AM, Jul 31, 2012
Dr Surbhit Chowdhry tells us about the most common myths associated with eye care. ...
09:17 AM, Jul 24, 2012
Chikhodra: In an ironic twist of fate, 10 people who went to get their eyes checked at an eye camp in Chikhodra, Gujarat, ended up losing their vision. Further check-ups conducted at the Ravi Shankar Eye Hospital revealed that the patients caught infection during operation. The hospital admitted to negligence but said it would take action only after probe. ...
09:24 AM, Jul 22, 2012
Boucher suffered a lacerated eye after being struck in the left eye by a bail in a warm-up match against Somerset. ...
09:47 PM, Jul 19, 2012
Dr Surbhit Chowdhry of Eye Health Clinics tells you how to take care of your eyes this monsoon. ...
09:19 AM, Jul 17, 2012
London: Scientists have developed a unique and affordable device which could enable millions suffering from nerve degenerative diseases and amputees to interact with their computers and surroundings using simple eye movements. The eye-tracking devices and "smart" software, which costs less than 40 pounds, can help patients suffering from multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's, muscular dystrophy and spinal cord to interact with the computer freely. According to a study, published in The Journal...
05:28 PM, Jul 14, 2012
Shekar Kammula is planning to release the audio of 'Life Is Beautiful' on July 27. The movie's release date has been confirmed as August 15. LIB's music is by Mickey J Meyer. The movie, which has been in the making for one-and-a-half-years, stars newcomers Abhijeet, Sudhakar, Kaushik, Zara, Rashmi, Kavya, Naveen, Vijay, Sanjeev and Sri Ram in the main roles. It has been shot at a special colony set erected...
07:27 PM, Jul 13, 2012
The SA wicketkeeper has been forced into premature international retirement following a freak eye injury. ...
09:01 AM, Jul 11, 2012
Former India wicketkeeper said, an experienced player like Boucher could have avoided the incident by wearing a helmet. ...
09:05 PM, Jul 10, 2012
Former India wicketkeeper Saba Karim is surprised of the fact that Boucher was not wearing a helmet. ...
07:57 PM, Jul 10, 2012
The South Africa wicketkeeper injured his eye during his team's warm-up against Somerset. ...
03:46 PM, Jul 10, 2012
The South Africa wicketkeeper is now doubtful for the three-Test series against England. ...
10:01 PM, Jul 09, 2012
