Facebook developing wristband to support augmented reality glasses
Facebook has announced that it is developing a wristband that will be able to control its augmented reality (AR) glasses, which are expected to be released this year. The wristband will enable wearers to interact with the virtual world through finger movements, as well as detect nerve signals to interpret complex hand gestures and movements. This marks a step forward for Facebook in the highly competitive race among tech giants such as Apple, Amazon, and Alphabet's Google, as the industry believes that the glasses will eventually replace the functionality of mobile phones. Facebook has previously stated that smart glasses will need to rely on devices such as phones for the foreseeable future due to constraints such as battery life and the heat generated by processing. The wristband will be able to serve as a platform for computing and supporting such functions. In September, Facebook said that it was five to ten years away from being able to bring to market "true" augmented reality glasses that would allow people to jointly see and interact with persistent shared virtual objects.0
