Meta
has
a
bunch
of
new
hardware
and
AI
news
coming
out
of
its
Meta
Connect
event
today,
including
a
new
Quest
3S
VR
headset,
an
expansion
of
Meta
AI
features,
a
new
Llama
model,
and
a
first
look
at
the
new
Orion
augmented
reality
glasses.
CEO
Mark
Zuckerberg
took
the
stage
on
Wednesday
with
a
new
style
and
demonstrated
new
features
including
live
translation
between
English
and
Spanish.
Here’s
everything
announced
at
Meta
Connect:
Photo
by
Vjeran
Pavic
/
The
Verge
Meta
has
revealed
its
Orion
augmented
reality
glasses,
and
they
look
almost
like
a
trendy
pair
of
frames
you
could
pick
up
without
all
the
tech
inside.
Orion
uses
Micro
LED
projectors
inside
the
frame
and
beams
images
in
front
of
your
eyes
via
waveguides
in
the
lenses.
Orion
has
the
same
kinds
of
generative
AI
capabilities
as
the
current
Ray-Ban
smart
glasses
—
but
adds
a
visual
element
to
make
it
more
helpful,
like
adding
labels
on
top
of
ingredients
you’re
looking
at
on
a
table.
The
glasses
pair
with
a
wireless
compute
puck
and
a
“neural
wristband”
you
wear
on
your
arm
that
responds
to
gestures
like
punches.
Orion
isn’t
quite
ready
as
a
product,
though,
so
it
isn’t
going
on
sale.
Photo
by
Vjeran
Pavic
/
The
Verge
Meta’s
latest
VR
headset
is
the
Quest
3S,
and
it’s
launching
at
the
Quest
2’s
original
starting
price
of
$299.99.
The
new
headset
has
many
of
the
same
features
as
the
more
expensive
Quest
3,
including
the
same
Snapdragon
XR2
Gen
2
chip,
and
uses
the
same
Touch
Plus
controllers.
The
lower
price
point
is
possible
thanks
to
the
Quest
3S’s
lack
of
depth
sensor,
lower
resolution
screens,
narrower
field
of
view,
and
less
compact
package
than
the
3.
With
the
3S
now
in
place,
Meta
is
simplifying
its
VR
lineup
by
discontinuing
the
Quest
2
and
Quest
Pro.
Photo
by
Vjeran
Pavic
/
The
Verge
Meta’s
very
cool
Ray-Ban
smart
glasses
are
getting
new
software
updates
that
add
a
Reminders
feature
that
can
help
you
keep
track
of
your
day
like
remembering
your
grocery
list.
There
are
also
improvements
to
Meta
AI
responsiveness,
and
the
company
is
working
on
real-time
speech
translation.
On
the
hardware
front,
Meta
is
launching
new
styles
like
a
transparent
frame
and
a
new
range
of
transition
lenses.
Soon,
your
Facebook
and
Instagram
feeds
will
include
Meta
AI-generated
content
“based
on
your
interests
or
current
trends”
in
a
section
called
“Imagined
for
you.”
It
can
incorporate
your
face
into
made-up
scenarios
like
“an
enchanted
realm,”
and
you
can
do
things
like
imagine
yourself
as
a
video
game
character
or
astronaut.
The
feature
is
a
test
for
now.
Meta
is
continuing
its
venture
to
make
celeb
chatbots
after
shutting
down
its
alternate
persona
feature
on
Instagram,
which
had
weird
options
like
Tom
Brady
playing
as
“Bru.”
Now,
Meta
is
connecting
new
celebrities
with
AI
versions
of
themselves
on
Meta
AI,
including
Awkwafina,
John
Cena,
Keegan-Michael
Key,
Kristen
Bell,
and
Dame
Judi
Dench.
You
can
get
access
to
these
Meta
AI
voices
on
Instagram,
WhatsApp,
and
Facebook
in
the
US.
Illustration
by
Nick
Barclay
/
The
Verge
Meta
has
a
new
Llama
model
with
one
key
update:
the
ability
to
process
visuals.
This
is
something
competitors
have
had
for
the
past
year,
so
it’s
an
important
step
forward
for
Meta’s
model.
The
new
version
also
comes
in
smaller
packages
designed
for
mobile.
Original author: Umar Shakir
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