Armband Lets You Wirelessly Control Devices, Unleash Your Inner Jedi

It's like harnessing the Force: A new armband uses the electrical activity in your muscles to let you wirelessly control digital devices.

Called the Myo, the armband was developed by Canadian startup, Thalmic Labs. Sensing the wearer's muscle movements and motions, it detects changes in hand gesture "right down to each individual finger," as well as "subtle movements in all directions," according to the company. Indeed, the Myo even accounts for accidental input.

The armband connects with most devices via Bluetooth, enabling users to control presentations, browse the Internet, play video games and edit audio, among other tasks -- entirely hands-free. Thalmic says Windows and Mac OS wi…
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