Mark Zuckerberg showcases Orion, the most advanced smart glasses in the world

“With Orion, we are getting closer to achieving the dream of Reality Labs to create the next major computing platform that delivers a deep sense of presence, like you were right there with another person,” Zuckerberg added.

Orion is a standalone smart glass with no wires that weighs less than 100 grams and includes a sharp holographic display, making it the company’s first consumer-grade full holographic AR glasses.

According to Zuckerberg, the display on the Orion glasses is not a regular display and is built from the ground up with a new display architecture, which includes tiny projectors with nanoscale components, along with custom silicon and sensors. Like normal smart glasses, these can be controlled using voice and AI. On top of that, it will also support a neural interface, which is powered by the company’s wrist-based neural interface.

The company is said to be further optimising the Orion glasses to make them smaller and more fashionable while also focusing on manufacturing to make them more affordable. Meta will use the Orion glasses like a developer kit, mostly internally, and also to build the software around them.