Wearable Devices Unveils the Mudra Link, a "Neural Interface" Gesture Wristband
A traditional 6DoF IMU is combined with three "Surface Nerve Conductance" sensors to provide accurate gesture tracking, the company claims.
Touchless sensing specialist Wearable Devices has opened pre-orders for a gadget it claims offers "advanced neural interface technology" for smart gesture control on smartphones, tablets, laptops, and desktops — simply by sitting on the user's wrist.
"Mudra Link's availability marks a significant expansion of Wearable Devices' market reach and application impact, and emphasizes our ability to successfully deliver and commercialize advance innovative solution," claims Wearable Devices' chief executive officer Asher Dahan of the company's latest product. "It represents the culmination of extensive research and development, and we believe it will redefine the user experience by making gesture control more intuitive, efficient, and accessible than ever before."
The Mudra Link is a successor to the Mudra Band, an Apple iOS-exclusive wearable built around the same technology. The biggest improvement: broader compatibility, with the Mudra Link expanding to support Android smartphones and tablets as well as Microsoft Windows and Apple macOS systems. The idea: place the Mudra Link on your wrist and it will offer high-accuracy and responsive gesture controls.
Core to the promise is what Wearable Devices describes as an "advanced neural interface," which uses unspecified proprietary algorithms to "decode neural signals" picked up by the band's three Surface Nerve Conductance (SNC) sensors in order to determine gesture intent — though this, it must be noted, is combined with a more traditional six degrees of freedom (6DoF) inertial measurement unit (IMU).
Up to seven captured gestures can then be mapped to specific commands on the target system, including triggering keyboard or mouse interactions — and, the company claims, is sensitive enough to be able to detect varying fingertip pressure during pinch gestures.
The Mudra Link is now up for pre-order on the official website, priced at $199 — a discount over a planned final retail price of $299 — with shipping expected in January 2025.