Meta developed a ‘neural interface’ for its next-gen Orion AR glasses | TechCrunch

At the Meta Connect 2024 conference, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that the company is developing a “neural interface” that can be used to control its prototypical Orion AR glasses.

The interface, which seems inspired by devices developed by CTRL-labs, a brain-machine interface company Meta acquired in 2019, takes the form of a wrist-worn wearable. Wearers can gesture while wearing the wristband-type peripheral to navigate around apps on the paired Orion glasses.

“[Orion is] the first device that is powered by our wrist-based neural interface,” Zuckerberg said. “[This is a] device that allows you to just send a signal from your brain to [Orion].”

The Verge’s Alex Heath reports that the wristband will soon go on sale and will work with Meta’s other AR hardware. Pricing has yet to be announced.

Meta’s Orion glasses — which remain very much a concept at this stage — are true AR. Orion utilizes tiny projectors built into the glasses’ temples to create a heads-up display.