Meta is rolling out neural wristband handwriting to all Meta Ray-Ban Display users, expanding the gesture-based text input feature beyond its January early access release on WhatsApp and Messenger. The update adds support for Instagram, native Android messaging, and native iOS messaging.
The feature uses EMG signals from the bundled neural wristband to translate hand gestures into text, no touchscreen or voice required. It was the headline capability when the glasses were announced, then held back at launch. The gap between announcement and general availability tells you something about how hard this is to ship at scale.
Meta is also rolling out additional upgrades to the Ray-Ban Display hardware in this update. The full Verge piece details what those are, and the six-month retrospective from Meta itself is worth reading for the candid breakdown of what actually shipped versus what was promised.
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