Meta Platforms showcased its first working prototype of augmented reality glasses, called Orion, at its annual Connect conference. CEO Mark Zuckerberg demonstrated the chunky black glasses, emphasizing their ability to overlay holograms onto the physical world. While still in its early stages, Meta plans to refine Orion, making it smaller, sleeker, and more affordable for consumers.
A Meta Quest 3s VR headset is displayed at the Meta Connect annual event at the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, California, US, Sept 24, 2024.MENLO PARK, California — Facebook owner Meta Platforms showed off its first working prototype of augmented-reality glasses, called Orion , during its annual Connect conference on Wednesday , as the California company sketched out its aspirations for products that would bring the virtual world into the real one.
The Orion glasses are made of magnesium alloy and powered by custom silicon designed by Meta. Users will be able to interact with the glasses through hand-tracking, voice and wrist-based neural interface. Meta plans to work on making it smaller, sleeker and more low-cost before releasing it to consumers later on, Zuckerberg said.
Meta aims to ship its first commercial AR glasses to consumers in 2027, by which point technical breakthroughs should bring down the cost of production, a source said before the event. Meta announced AI enhancements to those glasses this year, making it possible for users, for example, to scan QR codes and stream music from Spotify in response to voice prompts.
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