Show HN: Kinesis – Control your Mac with the Meta Neural Band(github.com)
72 pointsby callbacked2 hours ago11 comments
  • geoahan hour ago
    The neural band always looked more interesting than the glasses tbh.

    I've been moving more and more away from terminal and IDEs, and I've been exploring how I could move to a flip phone / table + compact keyboard as most of my development time is now possible to be done via just using TTS.

    I'd be interested in exploring if something like this could remove the need for a mouse or touching the screen as well.

    Some alternatives that are not bound to the meta glasses: Mudra Link (USD 299), Mudra Band for Apple Watch (USD 350), MindRove Armband (USD 800, wow), SiFi Labs SiFi Band (no price), OYMotion gForce Pro+ (USD 1250, ok this side project is starting to look expensive)

    • UltraSane38 minutes ago
      The neural band could become a standard interface for situations where keyboards and mice are not practical.
      • eloisant15 minutes ago
        I'm always worried about the "Midas effect" with something like that. Having to be careful not to trigger actions you don't want to.
      • fidotron35 minutes ago
        Does it really have enough fidelity of distinguishing gestures for that today?

        I was under the impression the set is pretty limited and maybe not completely robust (like per person setup/calibration etc.)

  • NDlurker4 minutes ago
    I want to wear 2 of these bands and have multi touch AR. In thinking like pinch to zoom for reality.
  • pluc2 hours ago
    Kinesis is already a word and an Amazon product, might have better discoverability naming your project something unique and specific.
    • embedding-shapean hour ago
      And a band, and a company, and a .... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinesis

      Do you think it's likely someone goes looking for the real-time data processing platform, lands on this GitHub and gets confused?

      • plucan hour ago
        Discoverability is the degree to which something, especially a piece of content or information, can be found in a search of a file, database, or other information system. Discoverability is a concern in library and information science, many aspects of digital media, software and web development, and in marketing, since products and services cannot be used if people cannot find it or do not understand what it can be used for.

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discoverability

        • embedding-shapean hour ago
          > Most search engines support the use of the Boolean operators AND, OR and NOT to help end users refine the search query. Boolean operators are for literal searches that allow the user to refine and extend the terms of the search

          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine

          Not sure about you, but if I'm trying to find a tool, I don't search just "Houdini", but I'm also an adult who can put two terms together. I linked the above page in hopes that it might help you more efficiently use search engines in the future just like me.

          • dsr_14 minutes ago
            Search engines are so 2010. You just announce "hey genie!" and ask for what you want.
      • justinsaccountan hour ago
        > Do you think it's likely someone goes looking for the real-time data processing platform, lands on this GitHub and gets confused?

        No, but I do think it is likely that someone might find this while looking for the kinesis keyboard, a popular product which has been on the market for 34 years.

    • moralestapia40 minutes ago
      Amazon was already a word.

      Facebook was already a word.

      Meta was already a word.

      You're right. They would have been much more successful if they had chosen "something unique and specific".

  • easton2 hours ago
    Meta doesn’t sell these separately from the glasses :(

    Are they patented to heck and back or can another manufacturer make a EMG bracelet for controlling a PC?

  • fidotron37 minutes ago
    The vibe coders have finally discovered their killer interface, and it is kind of cool, especially if integrated with voice inputs.
  • f0e4c2f731 minutes ago
    Very interesting. So how open is the neural band to hack on? Do you expect this to be something to get patched out eventually if you update? Seems like a really cool platform to develop against outside of the intended ecosystem.
  • sammyteeean hour ago
    I seem to have completely missed the Neural Band as this is my first time even seeing it, but I have to admit - it does look quite cool.

    Anyone have any long-term hands-on experience with it? Would love to know if it feels clunky or not...

  • gorjusborgan hour ago
    Definitely interesting work, but Meta will get nothing from me, as far as I can help it.

    No level of convenience will tip that scale.

    • smt8838 minutes ago
      Meta doesn’t make money if you buy its hardware used on eBay or similar
      • amenghra22 minutes ago
        Walking around wearing Meta’s hardware supports them by you advertising their product (unless you never show anyone that you own the hardware).

        The existence of a used market also slightly increases the value of new things. By buying used, you’re supporting/signaling the used market and indirectly supporting the company.

        If you don’t want to support a company, don’t go near their products.

  • iugtmkbdfil834an hour ago
    omg..I hate FB and I actually want that..
  • robk335 minutes ago
    that seems so cool lol
  • hn9zmdcaouan hour ago
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