Mark Zuckerberg Teases Neural Interface Wristband That Will Let Users Control Other Devices

The neural interface EMG [electromyography] wristband will eventually let you control your glasses and other devices, said Zuckerberg.

By Reuters | Updated: 5 May 2022 10:00 IST

Mark Zuckerberg Teases Neural Interface Wristband That Will Let Users Control Other Devices

Photo Credit: Facebook

Zuckerberg was in Milan to discuss plans for new smart glasses with the EssilorLuxottica team

Highlights

EssilorLuxottica and Meta announced a collaboration to make smart glasses
Amazon, Apple and Google have piled into the wearable tech business
Facebook changed its name to Meta in October last year

Meta's chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, on Wednesday teased a new smart glasses project with EssilorLuxottica, posting a photo of the eyewear company's chairman sporting a prototype of a neural interface wristband — designed for directing other devices.

"Here Leonardo is using a prototype of our neural interface EMG (electromyography) wristband that will eventually let you control your glasses and other devices," Zuckerberg said in a post on Facebook, referring to EssilorLuxottica's chairman, Leonardo Del Vecchio. He closed his message with a smiley-face emoji wearing sunglasses.

Facebook — which changed its name to Meta Platforms in October said in a blog post last year that it planned to develop a wristband that would control augmented reality glasses, allowing users to interact with a virtual world using finger movements.

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Zuckerberg was in Milan to discuss plans for new smart glasses with the eyewear company, he said.

Tech companies Amazon.com, Apple and Alphabet's Google have piled into the wearable tech business, developing augmented reality glasses in a bet they could one day replace mobile phones. Google also embraced fitness tracking technology by acquiring Fitbit for $2.1 billion (roughly Rs. 15,992 crore).

In 2020, EssilorLuxottica and Meta Platforms announced a multi-year collaboration to develop smart glasses. They currently sell frames like the classic Ray-Ban Wayfarer model that are embedded with technology, allowing the wearer to take photos and listen to music and calls, starting at $299 (roughly Rs. 22,700).

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