AXIOS March 18, 2021
Facebook researchers are rapidly learning how to replace mouse clicks and screen taps with finger twitches. They’re doing it by putting a band on your wrist that reads nerve impulses sent by your brain to your hand.
The big picture: Tech insiders widely expect the next generation of computing after the smart phone will be built around some combination of glasses, headphones and other worn devices. The challenge is figuring out how users navigate information and make choices in such a world.
What’s new: By picking up brain signals, Facebook’s futuristic wristband can interpret small finger-motions as, for instance, typing on an invisible keyboard or clicking on a button that isn’t there.
- This “intelligent click” will be paired with...
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