AR Glasses Revealed in 2024: The Most Advanced Series of Consumer Electronics Ever

(Nweon December 23, 2023) According to earlier reports by The Verge and The Information, Meta will demonstrate the company’s first true AR glasses prototype, Orion, in 2024. Of course, the device in question is not for sale to the public and is intended as a demonstration only. Then in 2027, the company will launch Artemis, the first AR glasses sold to the public.

In a recent exclusive interview with The Verge, Meta Chief Technology Officer Andrew Bosworth confirmed that Meta will begin testing Orion in 2024, and said, "I think it is very likely that everyone will have the opportunity to try it in 2024." Not only that, the executive claimed that this is the most advanced consumer electronics product ever created by mankind. He said: "In the field of consumer electronics, it may be the most advanced product we humans have ever created."

Meta has been developing AR glasses for at least eight years and has invested tens of billions of dollars in the project with the goal of bringing Mark Zuckerberg an "iPhone moment." According to media reports, the company is expected to unveil its first true AR glasses prototype in 2024 and sell its first AR glasses to the mass market in 2027.

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In an exclusive interview with The Verge, Meta Chief Technology Officer Andrew Bosworth talked about the development of AI and the role of AI in AR.

In fact, Bosworth has discussed the combination of AI XR many times recently, including the FAIR 10th anniversary blog post and the "Living in the Future" blog post. Among them, AI and the Metaverse are Meta’s two long-term bets on future technologies, and they have both made significant progress in 2023. But most importantly, the two have begun to intersect.

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Returning to The Verge’s exclusive interview, Bosworth continued to discuss the combination and future of AI and AR. Not only that, he confirmed past media reports about Orion and AR glasses roadmap. The Meta chief technology officer said that a small group of employees will start testing the glasses internally in 2024, and further added: "I think there is a good chance that everyone will have the opportunity to try it in 2024."

Not only that, he claims that this pair of glasses is the most advanced consumer electronic device in human history:

This is probably our most exciting prototype yet.

I might get into trouble when I say this: I think this is probably the most advanced technology on Earth in its particular domain. In the field of consumer electronics, it may be the most advanced product we humans have ever created. "

Of course, state-of-the-art technology means high costs. He made it clear that it was a "prohibitively expensive" device that wouldn't be able to be mass-produced anytime soon.

This confirms The Information’s report. The media earlier pointed out that Meta plans to display its first AR glasses called Orion in 2024. It is tentatively scheduled to produce 1,000 units and use "military grade" materials. Specifically, Orion's lenses use a special silicon carbide, which is very expensive to produce, and use cases mainly include space telescopes, as well as U.S. military radars and sensors.

Bosworth explained: “This glasses has taken an expensive technology path. For us, achieving this capability at a consumer electronics price point and form factor is the real work ahead of us. "It's exciting to have a device that does amazing things, but it's not on the path we need to pursue to allow the general public to use it."

However, although 2024 is not possible, if everything develops smoothly and follows the roadmap, we may be able to see the device on sale in 2027.

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