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the wristband reminds me of the Myo armband, this thing you could wear to control a computer

did meta buy them out?



Yes, they did

https://www.roadtovr.com/facebook-acquires-ctrl-labs-develop...

I had the first myoband sdk and didn’t work for me. I imagine tech is much improved now


Thalmic (makers of Myo, later renamed to North) was acq. by Google actually.


Ctrl-labs bought Myo band IP from North (formerly Thalmic)

https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/27/ctrl-labs-scoops-up-myo-ar...


And funnily enough they were working on smart glasses when they were acquired by Google


https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/23/20881032/facebook-ctrl-la...

Context: I was part of this acquisition, but am no longer at Meta.


If the wristband works well, it'd be a very convenient gadget to wear if it can integrate with a bunch of devices like smart-lights, phones, tv etc...


For 1 billion frickin dollars




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