Unlike its Galaxy Note cousin, the S4 is rumored to lack the S Pen, opting instead for no contact gestures where you can swipe around on the screen without actually touching the screen. There are even gestures for left click, right click, object flip, and virtual work space navigation. But that’s not at all. We’re also hearing that it has new eye tracking technology, dubbed Eye Scroll and Eye Pause. Patents for this eye tracking tech were recently revealed too.

As far as the core specs, the Galaxy S4 is rumored to boast a 4.99-inch full 1080p HD Super AMOLED. The new 1.8GHz Exynos 5 Octa 8-core processor is expected to make its debut in the S4, backed up by 2GB of RAM, a front-facing 2MP camera, a rear-facing 13MP camera, and your choice of 16GB, 32GB or 64GB of internal storage. Wireless charging will likely be in tow as well.

Yes, it’s a powerhouse. The Samsung Unpacked event is scheduled for March 15 and it is likely there that Samsung will officially take the wraps off the S4. The European launch is rumored for mid-April, while an American release is slated for the late May or early June window.

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There was a patent application submitted by Apple that seems to approach that kind of functionality. It talks about a user interface that utilizes 3D eye-tracking. If we take the example of a first person shooter game, you could simply look toward the right side of the screen for your character to turn and look toward the right side of the environment. The same kind of idea could be extended to photography and videography too.

The technology would involve a front-facing camera, of course, but it’d also take advantage of data coming in from the accelerometer and compass to alter the perspective of the three-dimensional visuals being depicted on the device display. The patent seems to lend itself to portable iOS devices, but it also leaves the door open for 3D eye-tracking in an iMac or MacBook. After all, Microsoft is doing the Kinect for PCs too.

To be fair, the original filing for this patent was way back in Q3 2010 and we haven’t seen Apple do anything with it since then. If that’s the case, they may have already abandoned the project… or it could be coming to the iPhone 5, iPhone 6, or some other device in the future. As always, time will tell.

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