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Meta Unveils XR Innovations, AI Upgrades, and Affordable Quest 3S Headset

At Meta Connect 2024, CEO Mark Zuckerberg showcases groundbreaking AR glasses, enhanced AI features, and a new budget-friendly VR headset.

  • Meta introduces Orion, a prototype AR headset with holographic lenses and neural interface, though it won't be available to consumers soon.
  • The new Quest 3S headset, priced at $299, offers mixed-reality features and will start shipping on October 15.
  • Meta AI updates include celebrity voices for its assistant and new multilingual capabilities for the Llama 3.2 model.
  • Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses receive real-time AI video processing, live language translation, and music streaming integration.
  • Meta discontinues Quest 2 and Quest Pro headsets as it focuses on expanding its Quest 3 product line.
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