Meta announces roadmap on AR / VR hardware for 4 years from 2023, reveals plans for new models of VR headsets and AR smart glasses / smart watches
Meta has released a four-year roadmap from 2023 to the news media The Verge, and introduced Meta's plans for AR and VR. In the presentation, Meta revealed plans to launch three types of VR headsets, AR-enabled smart glasses, and a 'neural interface' smartwatch.
This is Meta's AR/VR hardware roadmap for the next four years - The Verge
Meta has laid off 11,000 people, about 13% of all employees, in November 2022, and is expected to further reduce personnel in 2023. Such Meta plans to continue investing in consumer hardware after headcount reductions and company-wide cost reductions. Meta explained to The Verge about the upcoming device.
◆ VR headset
According to Mark Lovekin, Meta's head of VR, Meta Quest 3, the successor to Meta Quest 2 released in October 2020, is called the codename 'Stinson'. Meta Quest 3 is ``a little more expensive'' than Meta Quest 2, which is sold from 59,400 yen, said Rabkin, ``We just convince users about the price increase of Meta Quest 3. We have to prove that we have the power and new features of
The big selling point of Meta Quest 3 is said to be that it enables the same MR (mixed reality) experience as the flagship model ` ` Meta Quest Pro '' at the time of article creation. According to Rabkin, Meta Quest 3 will feature 41 new apps and games, including a new MR experience.
An in-development headset called 'Ventura,' which is set to launch in 2024, will be available at a relatively inexpensive price. “Our goal with this headset is pretty simple: pack the most features possible at the most attractive price point in the VR consumer market,” said Rabkin of Ventura.
Rabkin didn't say if the second generation of Meta Quest 3 will be announced anytime soon, but revealed that he is planning a flagship model called 'La Jolla' in the future. About La Jolla Mr. Lovekin says, 'We want to make a higher resolution headset that can be used in the actual workplace while incorporating the good points of Quest Pro.'
On the other hand, the VR headset market is intensifying competition with the launch of products such as Sony's
◆AR compatible smart glasses and smart watches
Meta's head of AR, Alex Himmel, explained a series of plans for 2027. Himmel said Meta plans to launch a variety of AR-enabled smart glasses over the next few years, aiming to eventually replace smartphones. The first product is the second generation of camera-equipped smart glasses co-developed with Luxottica , the parent company of glasses manufacturer Ray-Ban, due to launch in the fall of 2023.
In 2025, the company plans to launch third-generation smart glasses with a display that can read text messages, scan QR codes, translate text in real time, and more. The smart glasses are expected to come with a 'neural interface band' that enables typing by linking with the movement of your hand. ``The goal is to eventually be able to type at the same speed as a smartphone,'' Himmel said.
In addition, Himmel reveals that Meta is developing a smartwatch that works with smart glasses. According to Himmel, Meta has abandoned plans for a smartwatch with a detachable display and camera,
During a video call, Himmel said cameras built into AR-enabled smart glasses would show the wearer's front-facing perspective on the smart glasses, as well as a selfie from the smartwatch's built-in camera. We also showed that . In addition, Meta's next-generation smartwatch is said to be integrated with Meta's social media app and offer features such as health and fitness.
A full-fledged AR-compatible smart glasses codenamed ' Orion ' that Meta has been developing since around 2015 is said to be able to display high-quality holograms as if they were projected into the real world. increase.
Meta will start test sales of Orion to employees in 2024, and in 2027, the low-priced AR glasses 'Innovation' for early adopters, the flagship model 'Scale', and the second-generation smartwatch 'Neural'. It is expected to be sold to the public.
Regarding these products, Mr. Himmel said, 'If Meta can announce products according to these plans, it will be a tremendous business that has never been seen in businesses such as smartphones.'
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