Tech at Meta, also known as Tech@FACEBOOK, has been looking at innovations and inventions to blend the physical and digital worlds. Consumers get a glimpse of new technology research added to the list of wearables -- like haptic gloves and augmented reality glasses -- in the Human-Computer Interaction Wrist video.
Keeping in mind user design and experience, the brand stated that creating wearables that are comfortable and easy to use is a must for the future of potential daily use. As explained in the article, a wrist-based wearable will "allow [the brand] to bring the rich control capabilities of your hands into AR, enabling intuitive, powerful, and satisfying interaction" in a comfortable watch-like feel. The wearable would work through EMG (electromyography), while technological sensors will read the user's nerve signals to control the digital space. Integrating the body to co-exist and work with computer technologies adds agency and comfort for people to understand the future of digital spaces.
Human-Computer Interaction Devices
Tech at Meta is Looking Towards Wrist-Based Wearables
Trend Themes
1. Wrist-based Wearables - Creating comfortable and easy to use wrist-based wearables with rich control capabilities of hands into AR through EMG and technological sensors for intuitive, powerful, and satisfying interaction.
2. Haptic Gloves - Innovating haptic gloves for realistic touch and feel in the digital space for immersive and interactive experiences.
3. Augmented Reality Glasses - Developing augmented reality glasses for immersive and interactive experiences with the ability to blend the physical and digital worlds.
Industry Implications
1. Wearable Technology - There is a potential for disruptive innovation in creating comfortable and easy to use wrist-based wearables, haptic gloves, and augmented reality glasses with intuitive, powerful, and satisfying interaction for immersive experiences.
2. Computer Hardware - Innovating electromyography and technological sensors to read nerve signals and control the digital space in wearable technology can lead to disruptive innovation in computer hardware.
3. User Experience and Design - Focusing on user design and experience in the development of wearable technology can lead to disruptive innovation in creating comfortable and easy to use wrist-based wearables, haptic gloves, and augmented reality glasses for immersive and interactive experiences.