Meta has been in the spotlight since its last Connect conference, where it presented a new affordable VR headset and a pair of augmented reality glasses with impressive promises. At the same time, its connected glasses in partnership with Ray-Ban seem to have found their audience and integrate interesting AI functions. Enough to put pressure on Apple, whose Vision Pro is struggling to take off.
The Orion Project. Image Meta
Orion, Meta’s iPhone moment?
A quick reminder of the facts: on September 25, Mark Zuckerberg took the stage during his annual conference to present two new products, namely the Quest 3S at €330 and especially the “ Orion », the company’s first augmented reality glasses. The product allows virtual elements to be displayed in the real world without going through a passthrough similar to that of the Vision Pro given that these are small projectors sending sorts of “holograms” onto the glass. The glasses have 7 cameras as well as different sensors, and have the advantage of almost looking like a classic frame. This much thicker accessory will undoubtedly attract curious looks, but we are far from large unusable prototypes in…
