Meta unveils new AR glasses that turn the world into a computer screen
6 months ago

Meta unveils new AR glasses that turn the world into a computer screen

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Announced during the tech giant’s Meta Connect event, the company said Orion “might be the most challenging consumer electronics device produced since the smartphone”. But Meta said Orion was the result of “breakthrough inventions in virtually every field of modern computing” and was “packed with entirely new technologies” around display and computer chips in order to run the same experiences currently found in headsets on a pair of glasses. “There was a stark contrast in Mark Zuckerberg’s excitement when he talked about AI and glasses versus when he talked about Meta Quest,” he said. “Meta‘s Orion holographic prototype sets the stage for a future where a revolutionary 3D computing platform is within reach and can actually be useful to the everyday consumer.” Additional reporting by agencies

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Wearable tech that goes beyond smartwatches
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Wearable tech that goes beyond smartwatches

Live Mint  

The wearable industry is shifting beyond smartwatches. Innovations in smart rings, biometric clothing, and even brain-computer interfaces are poised to reshape how we interact with technology in 2025 and beyond. Smart rings that go beyond fitness The Ultrahuman Ring Air is great for tracking metabolic health Smart rings are emerging as a discreet yet powerful alternative to smartwatches. As battery …

Meta’s AI-powered Ray-Bans are life-enhancing for the blind
1 month, 1 week ago

Meta’s AI-powered Ray-Bans are life-enhancing for the blind

Live Mint  

After Allison Pomeroy lost most of her vision two years ago, her husband began reading menus, signage and other text out loud to her. “I depend on them so much," said Pomeroy, adding that she finds herself saying “Hey Meta"—the prompt used to access the glasses’ AI assistant—even when they aren’t on her face. “It’s giving significant accessibility benefits at …

What to know about the Meta glasses the New Orleans attacker used to scout the French Quarter
2 months, 3 weeks ago

What to know about the Meta glasses the New Orleans attacker used to scout the French Quarter

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The man who drove a truck into a crowd of people in New Orleans on New Year’s Day, killing 14, had previously scouted the French Quarter and recorded video with his Meta smart glasses, the FBI said. On Oct. 31, Shamsud-Din Jabbar recorded video with the glasses as he cycled through the French Quarter and plotted the …

Meta’s 2025 vision: Ray-Ban Smart Glasses to get built-in display, report suggests
3 months ago

Meta’s 2025 vision: Ray-Ban Smart Glasses to get built-in display, report suggests

Live Mint  

Meta is reportedly planning a significant upgrade for its Ray-Ban smart glasses, with the addition of built-in displays expected in a new version set to debut in 2025. According to a report by theFinancial Times, these forthcoming glasses will feature a display designed to provide notifications and enable seamless interaction with Meta’s artificial intelligence technology. While the report primarily highlights …

Meta adding display to new Ray-Ban smart glasses: Report
Trending News
3 months ago

Meta adding display to new Ray-Ban smart glasses: Report

The Hindu  

Meta could reportedly be adding a display to their new Ray-Ban smart glasses that are due to be released in the second half of 2025. A new report by The Financial Times stated that the screen could be used to view notifications and responses from Meta AI’s virtual assistant. The previous edition of the Ray-Ban smart glasses come with in-ear …

Meta Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Update: Live AI, Live Translation And Shazam Showcased By Zuckerberg Earlier Finally Arrive
3 months, 1 week ago

Meta Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Update: Live AI, Live Translation And Shazam Showcased By Zuckerberg Earlier Finally Arrive

ABP News  

Meta has steadily enhanced its Ray-Ban smart glasses with new features, and now three additional capabilities—Live AI, live translation, and Shazam functionality—have been introduced. Meta Ray-Ban Smart Glasses New Features: What Do We Know This allows the AI chatbot to visually interpret surroundings and provide instant, context-aware answers. Additionally, the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses now support live translation for English …

All of Our Hopes and Fears for Tech in 2025
3 months, 1 week ago

All of Our Hopes and Fears for Tech in 2025

Wired  

Zoë Schiffer: That's the very road where Elon Musk and Peter Thiel were driving and he crashed his McLaren F1. Michael Calore: I will say that the proliferation of self-driving cars does mean more cars on the road, which is not the way forward, the capital W way forward for cities when we're trying to solve transportation and gridlock and …

Meta adds live translation, AI video to Ray-Ban smart glasses
3 months, 1 week ago

Meta adds live translation, AI video to Ray-Ban smart glasses

The Hindu  

Meta Platforms said on Monday it has updated the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses with AI video capability and real-time language translation functionality. The latest update adds video to Meta's AI chatbot assistant, which allows the Ray-Ban smart glasses to process what the user is seeing and respond to questions in real-time. Meta also added Shazam, an app that lets users …

Is Apple developing Smart Glasses and AirPods with cameras? Here's what Mark Gurman suggests
4 months ago

Is Apple developing Smart Glasses and AirPods with cameras? Here's what Mark Gurman suggests

Live Mint  

California-based Apple is reportedly working on a new generation of vision-based products, including smart glasses and AirPods equipped with cameras, as part of its expanding focus on wearable technology and augmented reality. This strategic move highlights Apple’s ambition to enhance user interaction through advanced visual intelligence, following a trend set by Meta’s collaboration with Ray-Ban. This advanced visual intelligence will …

Apple Might Soon Give Meta A Tough Competition With Its Own Smart Glasses, Here's What We Know
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Apple Might Soon Give Meta A Tough Competition With Its Own Smart Glasses, Here's What We Know

ABP News  

Apple is reportedly considering entering the smart glasses market, as the tech giant begins an internal study into the current landscape of wearable glasses. The initiative, which has been given the project name "Atlas," involves gathering feedback from Apple employees on various smart glasses available in the market, according to a report by Bloomberg. Apple’s smart glasses would also compete …

The dark side of Meta's smart glasses: Harvard students reveal how Mark Zuckerberg's creepy spectacles can be used to instantly find strangers' names and addresses
5 months, 3 weeks ago

The dark side of Meta's smart glasses: Harvard students reveal how Mark Zuckerberg's creepy spectacles can be used to instantly find strangers' names and addresses

Daily Mail  

Ever since Meta debuted its smart glasses back in 2021, concerns have been raised over their ability to film people without their knowledge. Dubbed I-XRAY, the creepy tech, developed by Harvard students, lets you go up to a random stranger and quickly identify them In the Black Mirror episode 'White Christmas', hopeless singleton Harry uses an implant to instantly find …

Meta Orion: The smart glasses from Facebook's parent company are pointless.
55 years, 2 months ago

Meta Orion: The smart glasses from Facebook's parent company are pointless.

Slate  

In recent years, I have resisted the siren call of the Apple Watch, a device designed to keep me somehow more tethered to the internet than I already, woefully, am. This is a long way of saying that I have little interest in glasses, feel strange wearing them for fashion when others need them to see the world, and Big …

Meta Missed Out on Smartphones. Can Smart Glasses Make Up for It?
55 years, 2 months ago

Meta Missed Out on Smartphones. Can Smart Glasses Make Up for It?

Wired  

Meta has dominated online social connections for the past 20 years, but it missed out on making the smartphones that primarily delivered those connections. At its annual Connect developer event today in Menlo Park, California, Meta showed off its new, more affordable Oculus Quest 3S virtual reality headset and its improved, AI-powered Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses. “Building this display is …

Meta unveils cheaper VR headset, AI updates and shows off prototype for holographic AR glasses
6 months ago

Meta unveils cheaper VR headset, AI updates and shows off prototype for holographic AR glasses

The Independent  

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Meta Teaches Its Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Some New AI Tricks
55 years, 2 months ago

Meta Teaches Its Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Some New AI Tricks

Wired  

The Ray-Ban Meta glasses are the first real artificial-intelligence wearable success story. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the newest updates to the smart glasses' software at his company’s Meta Connect event today. Courtesy of Meta Courtesy of Meta Meta says live transcription services are coming to the glasses soon, meaning people speaking in different languages could see transcribed speech in …

Meta Connect 2024: From New Quest VR Headset To Orion AR glasses, Here's What We Might See At The Event
6 months ago

Meta Connect 2024: From New Quest VR Headset To Orion AR glasses, Here's What We Might See At The Event

ABP News  

Meta has garnered quite a lot of popularity among the augmented reality/virtual reality headsets recently, especially after the introduction of Apple Vision Pro. According to leaks, Meta's upcoming AR glasses, known internally as Orion AR glasses, are expected to offer an immersive augmented reality experience. In terms of features, Meta’s Orion AR glasses are rumored to offer functionality similar to …

Meta Beats Apple In Bringing AI To VR Headsets As Llama Comes To Quest 3: All You Need To Know
8 months ago

Meta Beats Apple In Bringing AI To VR Headsets As Llama Comes To Quest 3: All You Need To Know

ABP News  

Meta has announced its intention to integrate advanced AI vision capabilities into its Quest 3 headset, similar to the features found in its Meta Ray-Ban glasses. In a recent update, Meta revealed that later this summer, users in the US and Canada will receive an update for the Quest 3 headset, introducing the 'Meta AI with Vision' feature. Apple Yet …

Meta AI now available in Hindi: How to use?
8 months ago

Meta AI now available in Hindi: How to use?

India TV News  

Meta has reportedly announced that its artificial intelligence assistant named 'Meta AI' is now available in seven new languages including Hindi. "Llama 405B's improved reasoning capabilities make it possible for Meta AI to understand and answer your more complex questions, especially on the topics of maths and coding," the company said. The AI model "can get help on your maths …

Meta files patent to rival Apple's Vision Pro with advanced AR/VR tech. All about it
8 months ago

Meta files patent to rival Apple's Vision Pro with advanced AR/VR tech. All about it

Live Mint  

Meta, the tech giant behind the popular Quest VR headsets, is reportedly stepping up its game in the augmented reality and virtual reality space. According to a recent report by PatentlyApple, Meta has filed a patent that might replicate a standout feature of Apple's Vision Pro headset, which debuted in June 2023 and went on sale earlier this year. Unlike …

Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses introduces Multimodal AI: All you need to know
11 months ago

Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses introduces Multimodal AI: All you need to know

India TV News  

Ray-Ban Meta which is its latest iteration of the Ray-Ban smart glasses has equipped the glasses with advanced multimodal artificial intelligence capabilities. Enhanced AI capabilities with Meta AI Meta, a company led by Mark Zuckerberg is behind the smart glasses technology and has further announced the integration of Meta AI with multimodal capabilities. Although there is no specific timeline for …

Meta ramps up AI efforts by building chip arsenal, consolidating teams
1 year, 2 months ago

Meta ramps up AI efforts by building chip arsenal, consolidating teams

The Hindu  

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Thursday that the company was bringing its AI research team "closer together" with a more business-focused generative AI team launched last year, doubling down on a push to get the technology into products. The social media giant was building out its infrastructure to accommodate the push and planned to have about 350,000 H100 GPUs …

Ray-Ban Meta glasses rule the TikTok trend with BTS’ Jungkook’s 3D complementing it
1 year, 3 months ago

Ray-Ban Meta glasses rule the TikTok trend with BTS’ Jungkook’s 3D complementing it

Hindustan Times  

Forget your cat ears and filter faces, TikTok has a new obsession: Ray Ban's Meta smart glasses. BTS' Jungkook's record-breaking digital single 3D, in collaboration with Jack Harlow, dominates the background music scene while seamlessly complementing the Meta glasses' vision. Ray Ban meta glasses Ray-Ban Meta's sudden stardom on TikTok The key question surrounding this growing trend is whether it's …

So long iPhone. Generative AI needs a new device
1 year, 5 months ago

So long iPhone. Generative AI needs a new device

The Economist  

Listen to this story. Ben Thompson of Stratechery, a blog and podcast, puts it in epochal terms: “There is a hardware breakthrough waiting to happen just like the internet created the conditions for the smartphone breakthrough to happen.” The ability to talk and listen to chatbots makes Meta’s bet on AR glasses and VR headsets “drastically more compelling”, he writes. …

Ray-Ban Meta 2nd gen smart glasses: AI assistant, live streaming capability | Details
1 year, 5 months ago

Ray-Ban Meta 2nd gen smart glasses: AI assistant, live streaming capability | Details

Hindustan Times  

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled the redesigned Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses that “frees users from holding cameras”. A pair of Ray-Ban Meta 2nd generation smart glasses is seen on display during the Meta Connect Developer Conference at Meta's headquarters in Menlo Park, California on September 27. Ray-Ban Meta second-gen smart glasses | Features Audio Enhancement: These glasses have custom-designed speakers …

Meta launches AI companion for Facebook, Insta, WhatsApp, showcases AR-VR updates
1 year, 6 months ago

Meta launches AI companion for Facebook, Insta, WhatsApp, showcases AR-VR updates

Firstpost  

Meta has unveiled how it plans to integrate AI with AR and VR, and has introduced a slew of new products like the new Meta X Ray-Ban smart glasses, new generation of Meta Quest, and AI assistants for WhatsApp, FaceBook and Instagram Mark Zuckerberg, the Chief Executive of Meta Platforms, unveiled a range of new AI-driven products for consumers on …

Meta Connect 2023: Mark Zuckerberg unveils AI assistant, Facebook-streaming glasses
1 year, 6 months ago

Meta Connect 2023: Mark Zuckerberg unveils AI assistant, Facebook-streaming glasses

Hindustan Times  

Meta Platforms Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday rolled out new AI products for consumers, including bots that create photo-realistic images and smart glasses that answer questions, as well as an updated virtual-reality headset. Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, US, on Wednesday Zuckerberg described the products as …

Meta unveils AI assistant, Facebook-streaming glasses
1 year, 6 months ago

Meta unveils AI assistant, Facebook-streaming glasses

The Hindu  

Meta Platforms Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday rolled out new AI products for consumers, including smart glasses that can answer questions and stream directly on Facebook, as well as bots that create photo-realistic images and an updated virtual-reality headset. Speaking from a central courtyard on Meta's sprawling Silicon Valley campus, Zuckerberg said a new generation of Meta's Ray-Ban smart …

Meta to signal future of AR/VR investments at annual Connect conference
1 year, 6 months ago

Meta to signal future of AR/VR investments at annual Connect conference

The Hindu  

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday is set to update investors on his plan to build the immersive metaverse that he has pitched as the future of computing at the company's first in-person conference since the start of the pandemic. Announcements at Meta Connect, Meta's biggest event of the year, will indicate how Zuckerberg plans to navigate the shift this …

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicks off developer conference with focus on AI, virtual reality
1 year, 6 months ago

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicks off developer conference with focus on AI, virtual reality

Associated Press  

MENLO PARK, California — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicked off the tech giant’s Connect developer conference on Wednesday with a focus on virtual and augmented reality and artificial intelligence The company, which renamed itself Meta two years ago, unveiled the next version of its virtual reality headset, the Quest 3. Standing in a courtyard at his company’s Menlo Park, California …

Meta aims to build a future to connect ‘physical and digital’
1 year, 6 months ago

Meta aims to build a future to connect ‘physical and digital’

Al Jazeera  

Meta unveiled new AI products for consumers as well as bots and an updated virtual-reality headset. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicked off the tech giant’s Connect developer conference on Wednesday with new AI products for consumers, including smart glasses that can answer questions and stream directly on Facebook, as well as bots that create photo-realistic images and an updated virtual-reality …

Meta Shares Its Plans For AR And VR Glasses In The Next Four Years
2 years ago

Meta Shares Its Plans For AR And VR Glasses In The Next Four Years

News 18  

Meta has some ambitious plans for its Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality gear in the next few years. Meta plans to have not one, not two but four different devices in the next four years to build its repertoire for this revolution. It is surprising to hear these plans, especially after Meta had worldwide layoffs and budget cuts were done …

Meta’s first smart glasses with display may release in 2025; AR glasses in 2027
2 years ago

Meta’s first smart glasses with display may release in 2025; AR glasses in 2027

The Hindu  

A company presentation of Meta’s AR/VR roadmap revealed that the Facebook owner is potentially planning to release its first smart glasses with a display in 2025, and its first augmented reality glasses in 2027, reported tech outlet The Verge on Wednesday. Meta’s vice president for AR, Alex Himel, said during the presentation that the company is also developing a smartwatch …

Meta acquires 3D-printed prescription lens maker Luxexcel
2 years, 2 months ago

Meta acquires 3D-printed prescription lens maker Luxexcel

The Hindu  

Many virtual reality headset users might have found the devices uncomfortable to use with glasses, but that could change down the line as Facebook-parent Meta confirmed the acquisition of Luxexcel, which creates prescription lenses for smart glasses. A partnership with a company like Luxexcel could help Meta target users who wear glasses, while also letting it benefit from the expertise …

Facebook parent Meta’s new Quest Pro headset, mixing real and virtual worlds, makes debut
2 years, 5 months ago

Facebook parent Meta’s new Quest Pro headset, mixing real and virtual worlds, makes debut

The Hindu  

Meta Platforms unveiled its Quest Pro virtual and mixed reality headset on Tuesday, marking a milestone for Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg's break into the higher-end market for extended reality computing devices. The Quest Pro features several upgrades over Meta's existing Quest 2 headset, which overwhelmingly dominates the consumer virtual reality market. For fully immersive virtual reality, Meta has added tracking …

Envision Glasses review: These AI glasses helped me game again
2 years, 7 months ago

Envision Glasses review: These AI glasses helped me game again

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly newsletter for insider tips and product reviews from our shopping experts Sign up for our free IndyBest email Sign up for our free IndyBest email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But while there are a hundred life-enhancing benefits of Envision’s specs, I wanted …

Meta Plans To Give Its First-Gen AR Glasses Only To Developers, Here's Why
2 years, 9 months ago

Meta Plans To Give Its First-Gen AR Glasses Only To Developers, Here's Why

News 18  

Meta, formerly Facebook, has reportedly decided to not sell the first version of its full-fledged AR glasses, codenamed Orion, and will instead distribute them to developers. The company is also shelving plans to release a smartwatch with a detachable display and two cameras in favor of a design better suited to control a later version of the glasses. The first …

Meta will bring AR glasses for developers in the first release- Report
2 years, 9 months ago

Meta will bring AR glasses for developers in the first release- Report

India TV News  

Meta will bring AR glasses for developers in the first release- Report Meta is shelving plans to release a smartwatch with a detachable display and two cameras in favour of a design better suited to control a later version of the glasses. Meta, formerly Facebook, has reportedly decided to not sell the first version of its full-fledged AR glasses, codenamed …

Meta’s Augmented Reality Glasses Are Still Years Away
2 years, 11 months ago

Meta’s Augmented Reality Glasses Are Still Years Away

Wired  

Considering that all eyes have been on Elon Musk and his Twitter shenanigans this week, you’d be forgiven for not paying much attention to Mark Zuckberg. Right now, the company’s roadmap puts Meta’s AR glasses’ release in 2024, but as Heath explains, the project has already been delayed a couple of times, so the specs may not emerge until even …

Meta is talking about the metaverse, again
3 years, 1 month ago

Meta is talking about the metaverse, again

Hindustan Times  

Meta has made it quite clear, time and again, that it will be investing heavily in the metaverse vision. Meta is making a Builder Bot tool that’ll allow users to create 3D objects and places in the metaverse just by describing what they would like to see. In fact, Meta is making a Builder Bot tool that’ll allow users to …

Meta tells advertisers mixed reality could be a few years away
3 years, 1 month ago

Meta tells advertisers mixed reality could be a few years away

The Hindu  

Technology that merges the virtual and physical worlds could start to become a reality for consumers in a few years, Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc has told advertising agencies, giving more details of its vision for the creation of the metaverse. Mixed reality technology could allow a person wearing an MR headset to use a real world object to trigger …

Apple Glasses effect? Google may be working on own AR smart glasses
3 years, 2 months ago

Apple Glasses effect? Google may be working on own AR smart glasses

India Today  

Apple is making some serious inroads in establishing itself as an AR company by reportedly hiring key people from Meta. But while the first implementation of Apple’s AR technology is expected sometime in 2022 in the form of AR Glasses, Google is upping the ante with its new project. According to a report, Google is working on a new set …

‘AR Is Where the Real Metaverse Is Going to Happen’
3 years, 4 months ago

‘AR Is Where the Real Metaverse Is Going to Happen’

Wired  

We can all agree that leaving the house is a marvelous thing. As the CEO and founder of Niantic Labs, Hanke launched Pokémon Go in 2016, and he remains obsessed with a vision of a physical world enhanced by digital objects, the concept now called augmented reality. Like Wendy sewing Peter Pan’s shadow to his foot, Hanke has been gradually …

Get ready for Apple's iWear! Firm is working with Carl Zeiss on smart glasses
8 years, 2 months ago

Get ready for Apple's iWear! Firm is working with Carl Zeiss on smart glasses

Daily Mail  

Apple may be moving into the world of smart glasses. Chief Executive Tim Cook, said earlier this year that the company would continue to invest a lot into augmented reality THE END OF GOOGLE GLASS Alphabet discontinued its own wearable glass headset, Google Glass, and closed the social media account linked to the device earlier this year. Alphabet Inc's discontinued …

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