You Can Now Control Your Computer Without Touching It!

     Three University of Waterloo graduates founded Thalmic Labs in 2012 to build new ways for humans to interact with computers. Their unique product called the Myo Armband captured the attention of Forbes. Thus Matthew Bailey, Aaron Grant, and Stephen Lake have been featured on this year's Forbed 30 under 30 in the segement of consumer technology.

     The Myo armband is a wearable gesture control and motion control device that lets you take control of your phone, computer, and so much more, touch-free. It enables the user to control technology wirelessly using various hand motions. Search the web, play music, turn up the volume, switch between applications, and more. Myo reads gestures and motion to let you seamlessly control technology, touch-free

    It uses a set of electromyographic (EMG) sensors that sense electrical activity in the forearm muscles, combined with a gyroscope, accelerometer and magnetometer to recognize gestures. The Myo can be used to control video games, presentations, music and visual entertainment. 

Present

     Say goodbye to the awkward pauses in your 

presentations with the Myo Wristband.

     Controlling a computer during a presentation shouldn’t require holding a remote and pushing buttons, but should allow you, the presenter, to truly engage with your audience and content in real-time. Blow your audience away with exclusive presentation features: control a digital pointer or zoom in on your slides. Myo reads gestures and motion to let you seamlessly control presentation software, touch-free. The Myo armband is a wearable remote control that uses two types of sensors to read the electrical activity in your muscles and track motion, letting you control a presentation in PowerPoint, Keynote, Prezi, Google Slides, or Adobe Reader with nothing more than hand gestures.

     A wireless connection to a Mac or Windows computer lets the wearer command the action from up to 30 metres away. Zoom in and out of your presentation,and flip to the next slide.

Connect Hands Free

     Whether you are watching Netflix, listening to music on Spotify, or searching the web, take natural, intuitive control with Myo. Use built-in features like Myo Mouse and Keyboard to quickly access Netflix, YouTube and much more.

     Step away from your computer and keep your hands free. Find mobile applications for iOS and Android on Myo Market for hands-free control on the go.

     The armband is a lightweight and unobtrusive device (it weighs less than the average male wristwatch) and includes a built-in rechargeable battery that offers all-day use.

Play

     Fly your Parrot drone to take your radio control experience to the next level. Myo reads gestures and motion to let you seamlessly control connected toys, touch-free. It differs from the Leap Motion device as it is worn rather than a 3D array of cameras that sense motion in the environment.