Meta's Neural Band puts a wrist-worn neural interface in consumers' hands
The EMG wristband that ships with Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses reads muscle signals to turn tiny finger movements into commands.
Meta has launched Meta Ray-Ban Display, smart glasses with a small built-in screen, together with the Meta Neural Band, a wristband that reads electrical signals from the forearm muscles. The pair costs $799 and goes on sale in the US on September 30, 2025.
How it works
The band uses surface electromyography (EMG). When you pinch, swipe or tap your fingers, even very slightly, the motor neurons controlling those muscles fire. The band picks up those signals and turns them into commands such as scrolling, clicking or writing letters. It grew out of Meta’s 2019 acquisition of CTRL-labs.
Is it a BCI?
Not in the strict sense. It reads the peripheral nervous system, not the brain. But it is a neural interface, and it may be the first one many people own. It also raises the same neural data privacy questions regulators are now tackling.
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