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Metaconnect, A major developer event and hardware showcase from the company that runs Facebook and Instagram kicks off next week, where Meta is set to show off new VR and mixed reality tech, hone its metaverse ambitions and detail the novel ways it plans to cram artificial intelligence into every crevice of its devices and services.
of event The event will be held on Wednesday, September 25th at 10:00 AM Pacific Time. Most of the new features will be announced during the keynote, which will be livestreamed. The event will be hosted by Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta and a recent figure in the spotlight. After Zuckerberg’s hour-long presentation, Andrew Bosworth, CTO of Meta and head of Reality Labs, will give a talk for developers at 11:00 AM. … Meta Connect Website or Meta YouTube ChannelAnd, of course, Metahorizon VR.
The focus of the event will likely be the marriage of Meta’s mixed reality efforts with its AI ambitions across its product line. As with any tech event, there are sure to be some surprises. Here are some big takeaways to look out for:
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The only thing Meta won’t be releasing is a very expensive VR headset, which will be decided based on the current state of the mixed reality device market and whether people actually want to spend a lot of money to buy one. Instead, it will be a so-called Metaquest 3SThis headset can be considered a cheaper version of the Meta Quest 3 with lighter features.
Ten years ago, Meta (then Facebook) was a big player in the AR/VR space when it acquired VR company Oculus. Shortly thereafter, Facebook renamed it Meta and sunk it. $45 billion Meta is working on a vision for a digital universe that most people don’t really care about. Horizon Workroom That’s it. We’re still using Zoom. Despite the start of expensive corporate land grabs for digital real estate, users aren’t all that keen to move into the metaverse.
Other companies are also struggling to find a foothold in the virtual world. Apple released its first mixed-reality headset, the $3,500 Apple Vision Pro, in February. Since then, the product has been seen as a rare misstep for the company, or at least a first-generation product that was decidedly not for the masses. It didn’t sell very well It was widely criticized for being expensive, heavy, and ultimately a lonely experience (Apple only mentioned the Vision Pro briefly during its optimistic iPhone launch event on September 9).
If Vision Pro’s vision had come to fruition, Meta might have been more inclined to pursue the more expensive, premium category of VR headsets. Reported Meta appears to have abandoned, or at least postponed, plans to release an update to the Oculus Quest Pro that would have rivalled Apple’s Vision Pro. Meta CTO Bosworth said: reacted to the news The company is investing in Meta’s Threads platform and argues that the move isn’t a big deal, but rather a natural part of the evolution of its devices. Still, it’s a logical move after the failure of the Apple Vision Pro.
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