Meta Connect 2024: New Quest 3S, Llama 3.2 AI, Orion AR glasses, and all the big reveals

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Meta Connect 2024 just wrapped up, unveiling a slew of new hardware products from the tech giant, alongside meaningful upgrades to its AI model—Llama. The event showcased the company's recent efforts towards extending its lead in mixed reality and augmented reality, as well as its stronghold in generative AI models. One thing that became clear from the event was that Meta has no plans to stop bringing AI into consumer-grade products. Here, let's take a look at all the products that Meta unveiled at the Meta Connect 2024 event.

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Meta has recently focused on making its headsets more accessible, and with the Meta Quest 3S, it achieves this with the same performance and mixed reality capabilities as the Meta Quest 3 but at a lower price of $299.99. Meta claims that buying the Quest 3S would be the ideal move for someone trying to get into mixed reality or simply looking for an affordable upgrade from their Meta Quest or Meta Quest 2 headsets. Meta has also introduced several new features (which the Meta Quest 3 will also receive), including a redesigned Meta Horizon OS for spatial computing, with better support for 2D apps like YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram. Meta states that it has also enhanced the spatial audio and improved Passthrough's contrast and colour for greater realism and immersion.

With the launch of the Meta Quest 3S, Meta has also reduced the prices of the Meta Quest 3. Now, the 512GB Meta Quest 3 starts from $499.99 USD instead of the original price of $649.99 USD.

Meta began developing its AR glasses, now called Orion, five years ago, and the company has finally revealed the much-anticipated pair, albeit still in the prototype stage. But what are AR glasses? Meta explains that you can use the Meta Orion glasses' large holographic displays to place 2D and 3D content in your physical world (while seeing through the glasses). In addition to AR