A new headset has been created which lets you connect to devices just with a glance. Researchers have built a new wearable headset which tracks the users gaze and connects him or her to the devices he or she looks at.

The new gadget is called iGaze and contains an eye-tracking camera which calculates where the wearer is looking and transmits it to all the nearly internet-connected devices, such as stereos and TVs via Wi-Fi. The devices within the field of view reply with a beep played through the headset. When the wearer hears it, they need nod to confirm a desire to connect. The two speakers in the headset then send out an inaudible sound which Mics in the nearby devices use to calculate where the wearer is standing, enabling each device to discern if it has been selected.

Two people wearing the iGaze headsets can also connect with each other. The iGaze will allow wearers to swap files or contact information with a glance or tap on the headset. The device has been developed by Lan Zhang at Tsinghua University in China who said it could let wearers interact with the world in various ways. For example, in museums, the device’s head-up display could serve up extra information when a visitor looks at a given exhibit.