The tactile is the king, but for how long? Large technology companies are already preparing the continuation, looking for other more appropriate and simpler methods, such as voice assistants, for example. But not just …
Since 2021, we know that goal has been looking for new ways to allow us to interact with the interfaces of men-machine. The American giant had revealed that year, without saying too much, a bracelet capable of interpreting electromyographic signals, in other words, the impulses that neurons send to the forearm muscles.
Obviously, the objective was to coincide with these movements with actions on a computer or a smartphone and, therefore, interact with the device without the need to touch it.
Goal, which Supervises Facebook and WhatsApp, now presents a prototype of its connected bracelet, already taken in a quantity four years ago, which would be almost ready to be marketed, as revealed by the New York Times.
Ai, once again
To cross this new limit, goal Teams, directed for this project by Dr. Thomas Reardon, who also created the Internet Explorer browser in Microsoft, called AI. They registered electromyographic activities of more than 10,000 volunteers.
From this sum of data, they then led to automatic learning algorithms. These neuronal networks then served to identify common reasons, which correspond to the same movement.
Therefore, the bracelet is not only more precise and receptive, but is above all functional with any new user. When leaving the box, the operator can move a cursor for the only movements of their dolls or open an application by joining the thumb to the index.
The gestures that remind those offered by the pro vision, without a bracelet, provided that the hands remain visible by the cameras of the Apple helmet.
In addition, Meta adds that it would even be possible to write, simply drawing the letters in the air. Better yet, having the intention of carrying out the trigger for movement for action would be sufficient for the bracelet to capture what its bearer intends to do, even without moving physically. It is not telepathy, but we flirt with magic … or, rather, totally with science.
A few more years of patience …
The project has something to do, whether it is intended for people with disabilities or to establish new interaction standards. Even if it will be necessary to experience their daily use. Especially because the bracelet, in its current state, remains particularly imposing, even for fans of large connected watches.
However, the company led by Mark Zuckerberg promises marketing in a few years. No doubt the time to miniaturize the whole. The product will be a partner who is for augmented reality glasses, for example, and to interact with its floating interfaces.
The past fall, goal had also demonstrated this bracelet in combination with its own increase in glasses, orion. If the Metarers seem to have been for a long time, one of Mark Zuckerberg’s dreams could be about to come true.
Source: BFM TV
