Meta’s Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Get a Teleprompter and AI Writing Assistant
▼ Summary
– Meta has introduced an EMG handwriting feature for Ray-Ban Display glasses, allowing users to text by writing in the air or on surfaces using the Meta Neural Band, without a phone or keyboard.
– This new handwriting capability is rolling out as an early access feature for use in WhatsApp and Messenger.
– A new teleprompter feature is also being introduced, enabling users to display and navigate through notes from their phone on the glasses’ display.
– The teleprompter feature is beginning a phased rollout this week.
– The existing Pedestrian Navigation beta feature is expanding to four new cities: Denver, Las Vegas, Portland, and Salt Lake City.
Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses are receiving a significant software update that introduces a novel way to interact with text. The new EMG handwriting feature allows users to send messages by simply writing in the air or on any surface, eliminating the need for a physical keyboard or even pulling out a phone. This early access function, which leverages the Meta Neural Band to detect muscle movements, is currently rolling out for WhatsApp and Messenger, offering a more intuitive and discreet method of communication.
Alongside this innovative input method, the glasses are gaining a practical teleprompter feature. This tool enables users to transfer notes or scripts from their smartphone to customizable text cards displayed directly within the glasses’ view. Navigation through these cards is controlled via the neural band, making it a useful aid for presentations, remembering key points in conversations, or following step-by-step instructions hands-free. This teleprompter capability is beginning its phased release to users this week.
The update also expands the reach of the existing Pedestrian Navigation beta. Walking directions displayed in the smart glasses will now be supported in four additional U.S. cities: Denver, Las Vegas, Portland, and Salt Lake City. This brings more users the convenience of turn-by-turn guidance without having to constantly glance at a phone screen, though the feature remains limited to a select group of several dozen metropolitan areas for the time being.
(Source: The Verge)
