During the Meta Connect Developer conference, Mark Zuckerberg, head of the Facebook Meta group, shows the prototype IT glasses that can display digital objects in transparent objectives.
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On Wednesday, Mark Zuckerberg unveiled Meta-Ray-Ban display glasses at $ 799, the first smart glasses ready for the social media company with an integrated screen.
The glasses, which cost $ 799, contain a small digital display which can be controlled via hand gestures via a bracelet powered by neural technology, confirming a CNBC report in August. A promotional video of the new smart glasses appeared on Meta’s YouTube page on Meta on Meta on Meta on Meta was then deleted.
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The new intelligent glasses are a bridge between the smart glasses Ray-Ban Meta Smart only of the company and the augmented reality glasses Orion experimental that the company revealed during the Connect of last year. Orion can superimpose 3D visuals on the real world vision scope of a person using a wireless computer washer, but glasses are expensive to make and not yet available for consumers.
The meta-ray-banque display glasses are delivered with the meta-neuronal band, an EMG bracelet which allows users to control the device using hand gestures.
“These are glasses with the classic style you expect from Ray-Ban, but these are the first AI glasses with a high resolution screen and a fully-weighted meta meta group,” said Zuckerberg.
With the new glasses, people can do tasks like watching videos via the display or see and respond to text messages, said Zuckerberg. The display does not block a person’s sight, and it disappears when it is not used, he said.
Glasses are on sale in the United States on September 30.
During a demo, Zuckerberg tried several times to call Meta Tech chief Andrew Bosworth, without success.
“It’s uh – you know, it happens,” said Zuckerberg.
Meta has developed her smart glasses with the giant of Essilorluxottica glasses since 2019, and has renewed a long -term partnership agreement last year to continue to manufacture products.
On Wednesday, the company also started the Oakley Meta Vanguard smart glasses, intended for athletes participating in high intensity sports such as snowboarding and mountain biking. Oakley brand glasses will cost $ 499 when they launch on October 21, making $ 100 more than the HSTN Oakley Meta glasses that were on sale in June.
Oakley Meta Vanguard smart glasses have a more sporty look than Oakley Meta HSTN glasses thanks to an enveloping design that extends its colorful lenses around a person’s temples. Unlike HSTN Oakley Meta glasses, the new model contains a button on the underside of its frames so that athletes who wear helmets can more easily capture photos and videos.
The new smart glasses focused on sport have up to nine hours of autonomy can capture 3K videos and contain speakers that are stronger than their predecessors. Glasses can connect with Garmin brand fitness watches to follow certain statistics as well as their heart rate using the Meta AI assistant. Pre -orders start today.
Meta also made her debut The Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2), the latest version of the company’s original smart glasses. The Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2) costs $ 379, against $ 299 for the version published in 2023. The Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2) has double the battery life of the previous model, lasting 8 hours on a single load, and a more powerful camera that can capture the 3K Ultra HD video. The new glasses are on sale today.
Zuckerberg also announced Horizon TV, presenting it as a way to watch TV shows, sporting events and films using the company’s Quest VR headsets. Some of Meta’s partners will contribute to the content of the application include Disney and Universal Pictures, Zuckerberg said.
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