Meta aims to reveal and demo Orion, its first true AR glasses, during its fall developer conference
- Meta plans to reveal its first "true" augmented reality glasses, called Orion, at its annual Connect developer conference this fall.
- The AR team is under pressure to ensure a high level of performance for the glasses demo at Connect.
- Some Meta employees are already experimenting with advanced prototypes of the AR glasses.
- The AR glasses are a separate product from Meta's existing smart glasses and VR headsets.
- The Orion project has been in development for several years under Meta's Reality Labs division.
- Reality Labs is overseen by Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth but is also of interest to CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
- A photo posted by Zuckerberg showed prototypes of unreleased AR glasses on his desk.
- Meta plans to release a second version of the AR glasses to early adopters around 2027-2028.
- Bosworth expects people will get to "play with" the full AR glasses in 2024 but did not confirm a Connect demo.
- Bosworth described the AR glasses technology as very advanced and expensive to produce.