Facebook envisions using brain waves to type wordsFacebook's research unit Building 8 is working to make it possible for people to type using signals from their brains, part of the lab's broader effort to free people from their phones. Regina Dugan said that within "a few years' time" Facebook aims to develop a system that can type at 100 words per minute, just from monitoring the brain, without using any kind of implant. READ MORE:* Facebook app lets you meet friends virtually* Facebook's future will blend physical and digital worldsReuters Facebook also is working on a way for people to hear through their skin. Far-fetched as it may sound, Dugan said researchers have already found it possible to use brain waves for typing at eight words per minute. For its more near-term goal of making videos and images more immersive, Facebook unveiled a design for two new three-dimensional cameras.

Source: Stuff April 19, 2017 21:45 UTC