The recently held Meta Connect 2024 announced new software and hardware. This includes the new Orion AR glasses, Meta Quest 3S, Meta’s Llama and Meta AI updates, and more.
Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerburg unveiled full holographic AR glasses called the Orion. However, these glasses will not be hitting the shelves for a while. The Orion glasses are shown to have a compatibility of eye and hand-tracking along with a neutral interface. The new Quest 3S was also announced at this event. The 3S is a cheaper alternative to the Quest 3. The Quest 3S will start at $299 for 128GB storage while the 256Gb will be priced at $399. This upcoming headset will allow users to play games and apps available through the Quest library. However, with the announcement of the Quest 3S, also comes the announcement of the discontinuation of the Quest 2 and the Quest Pro.
Meta’s Ray-Ban sunglasses are also getting new features including reminders and real-time language translations for select languages. These glasses will also have an AI processing feature for videos which will take place in real time.
Meta Connect 2024: More announcements from this event
The Meta Connect 2024 event also announced Meta Ai would be getting a new feature that allows users to choose from different voice options. The latest AI voices include Kristen Bell, John Cena, Dame Judi Dench, Awkwafina and Keegan-Michael Key. The new Llama 3.2 AI model has also been announced at the Meta Connect event. Llama 3.2 11B and 90B will now be able to interpret graphs, and charts, and point to things in pictures when given a description and caption images. However, it should be noted that the new AI models will not be accessible in Europe. This restriction comes as a result of the EU Act restrictions.
Meta is also testing a feature that uses AI translation tools, This could help content creators create translated dubs which would properly sync with the user’s lips. Games such as Batman: Arkham Shadow, Alien: Rogue Incursion, Arizona Sunshine and other Quest games have also been announced at the event.
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