Meta’s big event, called Meta Connect, took place on Wednesday and with it came lots of news.
While it might not draw the same excitement as an Apple Event, it certainly wasn’t without headlines and developments. Chief among them: the Meta Quest 3S and the Orion glasses.
Mashable covered all the big news in detail. Here’s everything that was announced as well as links to further coverage and more in-depth analysis.
Meet the Meta Quest 3S
Meta announced its new headset that promised good performance at a reduced price. The Quest 3S starts at $299.99, which is hundreds of bucks cheaper than Meta’s other headsets. You should be still be able to do all the main attractions of an AR-headset, however, like play games and watch movies.
The Meta Quest 3S is available to preorder now.
Meta’s AI gets the celeb treatment
Didn’t you always want an AI assistant with a celebrity voice? Well, even if you didn’t, it’s here. Meta AI will now be able to answer questions out loud in the voice of a number of famous folks like John Cena, Awkwafina, Dame Judi Dench, Keegan-Michael Key, and Kristen Bell.
Mashable’s Christianna Silva has all the details.
Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses get AI updates
Meta announced a number of improvements to their Ray-Ban glasses. The glasses already featured cameras for taking photos and videos, as well as the capability to listen to audio. But now the AI features should be able to help with things like remembering where you parked your car, record or send messages, and translate speech in real-time.
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The Meta Connect event came with lots of news including the Meta Quest 3S, Orion glasses, and more.
