I was asked recently for my thoughts on Meta’s Orion AR glasses, specifically whether or not such glasses stand a chance of becoming as big as (or replacing) the smartphones in the future.
Shiftall Opens Pre-orders for ‘MeganeX superlight’ Ultra High-Resolution OLED PC VR Headset
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Meta Orion Interview Dives Deep Into Details Like Resolution, Battery Life, & More
Meta’s biggest reveal at last week’s Connect conference was definitely the Orion prototype AR glasses, which the company says it’s been working on for nearly five years.
Meta’s Head of XR Apologizes to Oculus Founder Regarding His Ousting
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Microsoft Discontinues HoloLens 2, Support to End in 2027 with No Successor in Sight
Microsoft announced to enterprise partners last week that it’s discontinuing its latest AR headset, HoloLens 2, and pulling the plug on support updates at the end of 2027, leaving many to question whether the Redmond tech giant is shelving the platform altogether.
Meta Expects Orion-like AR Glasses to Launch Before 2030, Priced Between Phones and Laptops
On stage at Connect yesterday, Meta unveiled Orion, an AR glasses prototype that, while impressively slim, isn’t making its way out of the Meta offices anytime soon.