Topic

Gesture and neuromuscular input

Control schemes that read hand and finger movement instead of buttons or touchpads, including wristbands that sense muscle activity in the forearm.

Current clusters

product1 publisher

CNET tells $800 Ray-Ban Display buyers to wait for the technology to mature

The wristband gesture control and the in-lens display both work, according to CNET's two-week review, but the glasses have no prescription option, shorter battery life than the display-free Ray-Bans, and few apps to run.

Publishers:cnet.com

Reality

Evidence62
Adoption22
Hype gap−8
Incentives45
Confidence58

product1 publisher

PCMag steers Ray-Ban Display buyers toward the cheaper, green-only Even G2

Meta's $799 glasses have what PCMag calls the best display of its class, a full-color 600-by-600 window 20 degrees wide, and the review's buying advice still goes to Even Realities' $599 G2 or to waiting for Android XR.

Publishers:pcmag.com

Reality

Evidence66
Adoption: Insufficient
Hype gap+8
Incentives42
Confidence57