A year ago I test-drove Meta's next-generation concept AR glasses, called project Orion , in a room on the company's campus in Menlo Park, California. They incorporated 3D displays and a wireless processor puck, but what wowed me was the futuristic neural wristband I wore to control them.

Meta's research in EMG -- electromyography , or sensing muscle impulses via electrical signals using wearable sensors -- is becoming a reality. I expect Meta to release that neural band as an accessory to a new pair of glasses with embedded displays, code-named Hypernova , at its Meta Connect conference on Sept. 17. I'll be there, so stay tuned for all the news.

Meta has plenty of other improvements that need to be made to its smart glasses ( and VR, too ), despite how good

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