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MacOS 26 "Tahoe" is now live, and besides the visual design overhaul, there are a handful of impactful new features. Here are the five best.
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Meta just showed off all the latest in wearable technology, virtual reality, augmented reality, and more at its annual Connect keynote. In addition to the long-awaited reveal of Meta’s updated Ray-Ban smart glasses, the company had some other exciting surprises to share, too.Here’s a roundup of all the new tech and software updates announced by Meta.Meta’s display-equipped smart specs make their debutRumors have swirled for months about Meta launching a pair of smart glasses with a display
At its Connect keynote on Wednesday, Meta officially introduced the $799.99 Meta Ray-Ban Display, also known as Hypernova. The brand's new, high-end smart glasses feature an in-lens display you can control with wrist-based gestures via the new Meta Neural Band that's included. The display pairs with your phone and allows you to see everything from text messages and Instagram Reels to maps and more - all without having to pull out your device. They seem like a more fully-realized version of
Horizon TV puts your streaming apps in one spot. | Image: Meta Meta is making it easier to stream movies and TV shows on your Quest headset. During its Meta Connect keynote on Wednesday, the company announced that it’s rolling out a Horizon TV hub with access to streaming apps like Prime Video, Peacock, Twitch, and — finally — Disney Plus with Hulu and ESPN.The image shared by Meta shows content recommendations and streaming apps lined up on the homepage, along with tabs to switch between
Meta is making improvements to its Roblox-like social platform Horizon Worlds, with the biggest upgrades being the introduction of a new game engine with better graphics as well as the Meta Horizon Studio to help creators to make custom in-game experiences.Meta Horizon Studio is an editor that lets creators make VR worlds. Creators can already use generative AI tools to create things like textures and audio, and Meta will bring an AI assistant to the editor later this year to help creators
Gordon Ramsay’s home kitchen as made by Hyperscape. Meta is rolling out tech that lets you capture a real-world space with a Quest VR headset so you can create a digital, photorealistic VR replica. The company calls the tech “Hyperscape,” and as part of a gradual rollout beginning today, users will be able to use the beta Hyperscape Capture app with their Quest 3 or Quest 3S to make the virtual copies. Initially, you’ll only be able to visit the rooms you’ve scanned by yourself, but
Meta is expected to unveil its first display-enabled smart glasses, refresh its Ray-Ban lineup, and launch several other products at today's event.
Mark Zuckerberg wearing the new Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses on Access. Mark Zuckerberg mostly uses the new Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses to send text messages. Lots of them.He has been wearing the glasses around the office, firing off WhatsApp pings to his execs throughout the day. "I run the company through text messages," he tells me recently."Mark is our number one heaviest user," Alex Himel, the company's head of wearables, confirms. Zuckerberg is known for sending lengthy, multi-para
You can’t see it, but I’m reading text messages in this photo. | Photo by Colt Bradley / The Verge I want to preface this hands-on by saying that I've been a smart glasses skeptic for many years. In 2019, I even made a two-partmini documentary with a thesis that consumer smart glasses couldn't happen without massive societal and technological shifts. Well, color me pink and let me find a shoe to eat. After getting a demo of the $799 Meta Ray-Ban Display, I'm convinced this is the closest
This was what I had been expecting from Oakley smart glasses. | Photo by Colt Bradley / The Verge When the Oakley Meta HSTN arrived earlier this year, it wasn't what I thought Oakley-branded smart glasses would be. Sure, they had Oakley's famous PRIZM lenses, but where was the wraparound design? Where were the athlete-focused features like stronger water and sweat resistance? Confusingly, it felt like the HSTN glasses were just Ray-Ban Meta glasses by another name. But that's because Meta
Meta has announced a new generation of its Ray-Ban smart glasses, featuring significantly improved battery life and the ability to record 3K video, which brings them up to par with the Oakley HSTN smart glasses. The new glasses, technically called the Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2, are available to order today and start at $379.Let’s dig in on battery, which is better on a few fronts. You can use the new Ray-Bans for up to eight hours on a single charge, which is twice the four-hour battery life of t
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