Facebook has unveiled a virtual-reality (VR) wristband that will be used to control its forthcoming augmented-reality glasses.
The wristband interprets the user’s hand movements via a cluster of sensors that detect motor-nerve signals.
Users will navigate by touching their index finger and thumb together to perform a “click” on the device.
Privacy experts have raised concerns regarding what data the wristband could store on its users.
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Facebook says its system will be able to adapt to the individual behaviours of its users by using machine learning to predict their likes, dislikes and other interests, in real time.
“The system learns something about your location and key objects, like your running shoes or activity recognition,” Facebook’s Reality Labs research science manager Tanya Jonker said.
