Meta displays prototype augmented-reality glasses at Connect event

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Meta displays prototype augmented-reality glasses at Connect event  Facebook owner Meta Platforms shows off its first working prototype of augmented-reality glasses, called Orion, during its annual Connect conference at its California headquarters on Sept. 25, 2024, along with updates to its existing virtual-reality and artificial-intelligence products. The Orion glasses are made of magnesium alloy and powered by custom silicon designed by Meta. Users will be able to interact with the glasses through hand-tracking voice and wrist-based neural interface.  Meta also announced a slew of software enhancements to the AI assistant that has driven interest in the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, making it possible for users, for example, to scan QR codes and stream music from Spotify in response to voice prompts.  REUTERS VIDEO  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe    Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net    Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #TheManilaTimes #tmtnews #meta #markzuckerberg  #facebook  #artificialintelligence

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00:00Yeah, thanks for keeping them secure.

00:07Okay.

00:08Okay.

00:09Watch your head.

00:10All right.

00:11Here we go.

00:12There you go.

00:13This.

00:14This is Orion.

00:15Our first fully functioning prototype.

00:33And if I do say so, the most advanced glasses the world has ever seen.

00:38They need to be glasses.

00:46They're not a headset.

00:48No wires.

00:50Less than 100 grams.

00:53They need wide field of view, holographic displays.

00:58Sharp enough to pick up details.

01:03Bright enough to see in different lighting conditions.

01:06Large enough to display a cinema screen or multiple monitors for working wherever you go.

01:13Whether you're in a coffee shop or on a plane or wherever you are.

01:19And you need to be able to see through them.

01:22And people need to be able to see through them, too, and make eye contact with you.

01:26This isn't pass-through.

01:29This is the physical world with holograms overlaid on it.

01:36Building this display is different from every other screen that you have ever used.

01:43And that is because it is not actually a screen.

01:48It is a completely new kind of display architecture.

01:53With these tiny projectors in the arms of the glasses that shoot light into wave guides.

01:58That have, you know, nanoscale 3D structures etched into the lenses so they can diffract light.

02:06And put holograms at different depths and sizes into the world in front of you.

02:13And all of that is directed by custom silicon and sensors that we designed and powered by a battery that fits in the arm of the glasses.

02:22All right.

02:24But moving on to another thing.

02:26This one I think is actually probably the biggest AI news that we have today.

02:29We are adding natural voice interactions to Meta AI.

02:34And you don't have to wait a while.

02:36We are rolling this out today and over the next few days.

02:40I think that voice is going to be a way more natural way of interacting with AI than text.

02:46And probably I think it has the potential to be one of if not the most frequent ways that we all interact with AI.

02:53It is just a lot better.

02:55So now you are going to be able to have natural voice conversations with Meta AI across all the major apps.

03:00You have Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, Facebook.

03:03We want to make this fun.

03:06So in addition to the different system voices that we built in that I think are pretty good,

03:12we have also worked with some of the most iconic voices out there to bring them to Meta AI.

03:18Like John Cena, Judy Dench, Kristen Bell, Keegan-Michael Key and Awkwafina.

03:28Should we try it out?

03:30All right.

03:37Hey, are live demos risky?

03:42Live demos can be risky, yes.

03:45They can be unpredictable, prone to technical issues and potentially embarrassing.

03:50However, they can also be engaging, memorable.

03:53All right, but I'm going to do it anyway.

03:56Go for it.

03:57Just be prepared for anything to happen.

03:59Fingers crossed.

04:01Thanks, Awkwafina.

04:09All right.

04:11All right.

04:12One more creative tool that I want to highlight is we are experimenting with automatic video dubbing on Reels,

04:20starting with English and Spanish.

04:23So this is going to be a way that you can see more of the content that's out there,

04:26no matter what language you speak.

04:28And as a creator, this is going to let you reach a lot more people around the world,

04:31no matter what language you speak.

04:33So now you're going to be able to take your content,

04:35and it's going to be in your authentic voice, speaking other languages if you want.

04:41And we're also doing automatic lip syncing,

04:43so it actually looks like you are speaking the other language.

04:46So let's check this one out.

04:59With coconut, banana, and dulce de leche.

05:02This recipe was one of the first ones I uploaded to social media.

05:05A little while ago, I rediscovered it and made a couple of modifications to make it even more delicious.

05:11All right, so glasses, they're kind of the perfect form factor for AI, right?

05:16For letting an AI assistant see what you see, hear what you hear,

05:20be able to communicate with you privately,

05:23so it can help you out with whatever you're doing throughout the day.

05:26All right, so first, we're making it more natural and conversational.

05:30So now, instead of having to say,

05:32look and tell me when you want to use the camera or use multimodal AI,

05:35you're just going to be able to say,

05:37you know, hey, Meta, what kind of smoothie can I make with these?

05:41And instead of having to keep saying, hey, Meta, every time you want to talk to it,

05:45you're just going to be able to keep the conversation going.

05:48So small improvements, making it a lot better and easier to use.

05:52So small improvements, making it a lot better and easier to use.

05:55All right, next, we are adding the ability for the glasses to help you remember things.

06:01So if you're heading somewhere, no more forgetting where you parked.

06:12Now it'll just help you out with that.

06:14Your glasses have you covered, and they can also remind you to pick up those avocados

06:17when you go to the store so you can make that smoothie.

06:20So Meta AI on your glasses is going to be able to translate for you in real time.

06:26So if you're talking to someone who speaks Spanish or French or Italian,

06:30you're going to be able to hear it in your ear in English.

06:33And if you want, we have the mobile companion app that can translate what you say

06:38back to them in their own language.

06:43This is the new MetaQuest 3S.

06:47High-quality mixed reality for $299.

06:52Hell yeah.

06:57The bottom line here is that Quest 3 is the best family of mixed reality devices out there, period.

07:17Microsoft Mechanics

07:23www.microsoft.com

07:26www.microsoft.com

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