Meta hosted the Connect 2024 annual developer conference in California on the 25th and launched the entry-level affordable mixed reality (MR) headset Quest 3S.

Meta also unveiled its Orion prototype for the first time, its first augmented reality (AR) glasses aimed at the consumer market, which uses holographic imaging technology.

The Quest 3S will be available for pre-order from September 25, US time and will be released on October 15. Prices start at US$299.99 (about NT$9,595), which is about US$200 less than the high-end model Quest 3.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, dressed in a black T-shirt and jeans, took the stage to deliver a keynote speech to applause from media and developers worldwide.

Mate has also upgraded Meta AI, which lets you chat in Messenger, Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and other apps, and you can change the AI to celebrity voices.

Meta’s Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, which collaborated with Ray-Ban Glasses, are upgraded with AI functions, they can remember the user’s parking space number, make instant outfit suggestions, call the phone number on the flyer or Can scan The QR code barcode you see in front of you.

Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses have added a real-time translation voice function when the other party is speaking in Spanish, French or Italian, you can listen to the content directly translated into English through the open earphones of the glasses.

Before the speech ended, Zuckerberg announced the Orion AR glasses prototype, which offers a holographic display that can be easily browsed and operated via voice control, eye tracking, gesture detection and a wristband interactive device.