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Control your computer with your mind? Meta's working on that


What if you didn't have to touch your screen or type on a keyboard?

Last week, Reality Labs at Meta, the team responsible for developing the company's AR and VR offerings, published a paper in Nature detailing plans for a noninvasive wristband that uses electrical signals from the user's body for human-computer interactions. ZDNET's Managing Reviews Editor Kerry Wan has tested many XR/VR headsets and finds that the type of wristband Meta is working on would move the space forward significantly. "We've seen an uptick in digital input accessories for VR, like the Logitech MX Ink, but to be able to make precise actions with just your fingers is the most natural, frictionless next step -- especially from an accessibility standpoint," added Wan.

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