Meta rumored to debut first AR glasses Orion at 2024 Connect conference

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(XR Navigation Network February 28, 2024)Business InsiderTwo sources were quoted as saying thatMeta将会在Connect大会亮相第一款真正的AR眼镜Orion猎户座。

根据The Verge和The Information在2023年的报道，Meta会在2024年展示公司首款真正的AR眼镜原型Orion猎户座，但所述设备不向公众发售，仅作为演示。然后到2027年，公司将推出第一款向公众出售的AR眼镜Artemis阿尔忒弥斯。

Also in an interview conducted in December 2023, Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth confirmed that Meta will begin testing the Orion Orion in 2024, and he stated that "I think there's a very good chance that people will have a chance to try it in 2024." Not only that, but the executive claimed that it's the most advanced consumer electronics product mankind has ever seen. He said, "In consumer electronics, it's probably the most advanced product we've ever created as humans."

Although previous reports have not revealed a specific time, the community generally believes it will be in the fall for the Connect conference.

Now.Business InsiderTwo sources were quoted as confirming that Meta will indeed debut the first true AR glasses, the Orion Orion, at Connect.

Meta executives asked the augmented reality team to show off the high-tech glasses at the Connect conference, according to two people familiar with the matter. One of the people familiar with the matter noted that a handful of employees are already experimenting with advanced prototypes, even though the said AR glasses will not be sold to the public. For that matter, Meta's progress in high-tech wearables is expected to generate excitement in the industry.

Note that the augmented reality glasses are independent of the Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses and theQuestheadset, and theReality Labs has been developing the Orion Orion program for many years.

Reality Labs is currently run by Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth, but CEO Mark Zuckerberg has taken a keen interest in the projects within it and has been closely overseeing the work of Reality Labs.

Interestingly, several eyewear devices were featured in images posted by Zuckerberg earlier. Though it's not very clear to see, a source said that the photos include specific prototypes of yet-to-be-released true AR glasses.

A Meta spokesperson declined to comment at this time.