A cozy band wrapped snugly around my wrist was easily the most fascinating reveal at Meta Connect. Called the Neural Band and bundled with the new Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses, it adds gestures and motion sensing that makes the experience feel thoroughly futuristic — and full of unanswered questions.
I chatted with Meta’s CTO Andrew Bosworth for some answers. Wearing the Display glasses himself, he discussed the special waveguides that make the lenses transparent, the potential of the neural band’s electrodes and why higher-index prescription lenses for people like me still aren’t available.
Neural band as TV remote, keyboard or adaptive accessory
Bosworth says the electromyography-based neural band tech could adapt to individual behaviors and potentially serve a wide range of accessibility functions. For now, the band only works with the Ray-Ban Display glasses, but Meta envisions it as a potential interface for other products, too.
One potential use is as a TV remote.
Meta on the Future of Display Glasses, Neural Bands: Fitness, Accessibility and More
