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Meta's brain-reading EMG band and leaked smartwatch would be a perfect match

We've heard years of reports Meta wants to make a smartwatch. If it combined its watch with its EMG band, it would be a game-changer.

Anyone who heard Mark Zuckerberg say on stage that Meta's EMG band allows you to "send a signal from your brain to the device" via a "neural interface" may have gotten visions of some creepy mind-reading tech, but it's fairly straightforward. Samsung and Apple love using gestures to make their smartwatches look futuristic and accessible, but I rarely use them on my Galaxy Watch Ultra because elaborate fist- or wrist-shaking to dismiss calls or open apps feels a bit too finicky and annoying to remember. Quest headsets guess vaguely how many calories you've burned based on head and arm movements, but actual heart rate data viewable in-headset during exercise routines would be fantastic.

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