# Human-Computer Interaction Devices Tech at Meta is Looking Towards Wrist-Based Wearables By Caitlyn Fernandez | Published 2022-01-24 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tech-at-meta References: [theverge](https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/18/22338008/facebook-reality-labs-emg-wristbands-ctrl-labs-ar-interface-demo) & [tech.fb](https://tech.fb.com/inside-facebook-reality-labs-wrist-based-interaction-for-the-next-computing-platform/)  Tech at [Meta](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/meta-smart-wristband), 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](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/minverse) and [augmented reality glasses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aria-gen-2) -- 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. Image Credit: Tech at Meta, Tech@FACEBOOK ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.1/10 - Popularity: 34% | Activity: 77% | Freshness: 11% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/gadgets) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **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. - **Haptic Gloves:** Innovating haptic gloves for realistic touch and feel in the digital space for immersive and interactive experiences. - **Augmented Reality Glasses:** Developing augmented reality glasses for immersive and interactive experiences with the ability to blend the physical and digital worlds. ### Sectors Adopting This - **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. - **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. - **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. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Wearable Tech Interfaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/meta-smart-wristband.md) - [Wearable EMG Wristbands](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/meta-emg-wristband.md) - [Metaverse Haptic Gloves](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/haptic-gloves.md) - [Multi-Channel Wristband Prototypes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wristband-prototype.md) - [Tactile Bare-Hands Metaverse Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/emerge.md) - [Neural Interface Wristbands](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-wristband.md) - [Intuitive Gesture-Control Mouses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tactigon-skin-wearable-mouse.md) - [Motion-Tracking Ring Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/suite-of-technological-tools.md) - [Motion Tracking Eye Wearables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/magtrack.md)