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Microsoft Patents Put Interfaces on the Body and Around the Room

A ring that reads finger bends, forearm EMG as an input device, a fluid-stiffening haptic glove, a holographic keyboard, tiny robots that let you touch virtual objects, and a folding display. Ten Microsoft US patent publications in which the boundary of input and output keeps moving.

10 FIG. · 9/21/2026

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