For some time now, Mark Zuckerberg has been designing a device to modify the way people interact with the computer. digital environment. After some failed attempts, the CEO of Meta You think you have found the right product.
According to the magnate, the augmented reality glasses (RA) will become It has become the main communication and entertainment tool for humans, even replacing cell phones.
On multiple occasions, “Zuck” expressed his conviction that the future of computing It is not on smartphonesbut in a variant of smart glasses that will offer a much more immersive and practical augmented reality experience.
“Within 10 years, many people will no longer carry their phones with them, they will use their glasses for everything”predicted the founder of Facebook.
Without going any further, last week he presented the lenses Orion. They use some tiny projectors integrated into the arms to create a display that appears to be overlaid with real-world objects.
“For now, I think the correct way to view Orion is as a time machine“Zuckerberg commented, putting on the AR glasses.
Orion controlled by voice prompts and through what Zuckerberg called “neural interface”and wearable that is worn on the wrist. Users can configure specific gestures while wearing the bracelet to navigate and control applications.
According to his vision, the cell phone, although it has been the pillar of the current technological era, is reaching a saturation point that prevents you from going further. Smartphones have long been ceased its innovation cycle.
In this sense, during the Meta Connect the event that took place in the city of California, pointed out that the glasses are the ideal replacement, since They integrate naturally into daily use.
These lenses will be essential for interaction with AI. With the ability to display holograms and capture the user’s perspective, they will allow for more advanced experience providing visual and auditory responses without having to use a screen.
What are Orion, Meta’s first augmented reality glasses like?
Orion is he first prototype “completely functional” augmented reality smart glassesa technology that Zuckerberg described as “the most advanced glasses in the world”.
The device, which not yet ready to go on the marketis very similar to traditional glasses: They don’t have cablesweigh “less than 100 grams” and have “holographic screens.” The virtual combo also has a “neural bracelet” which allows a signal to be sent from the user’s brain to the device.
The lenses They do not need a phone or be linked to a computer to work, but they do need a wireless computer disk from which it cannot be more than 4 meters away.
Meta expects Orion to hit the market “in a few years” at a Price comparable to phones and laptops today, as revealed by the American media The Verge.
Total connectivity, AI and virtual reality, the fulfilled prophecies of “Zuck”
Zuckerberg’s prophecy has many chances of being fulfilled. Experts who closely follow his career in the technology industry looked back at the 2016 F8 conference, when the tycoon guessed the aspects that would dominate the ecosystem of digital platforms in the years to come.
The businessman’s vision has proven to be more than accurate, highlighting the importance of having a strategic approach long-term rather than focusing solely on quarterly results.
When barely two years had passed since the acquisition of WhatsApp indicated that the road would continue towards the full connectivity the artificial intelligence and the virtual reality under the weight of the failure metaverso.
This plan outlined the technologies that would power Meta and how they would change the way people communicate, work, and experience the digital world.
At that time he stated that “shortly you will not only be able to talk to the voice assistant on your smartphone, like Siri on the iPhone, but you will also be able to chat with other programs.” IA on Facebook.” Time proved him right.