Tech Desk
Sep 21, 2024
Meta's annual developers conference is the biggest VR, AR, and AI-related event of the near future, promising a lot of exciting announcements and reveals. The event is scheduled for September 25-26, 2024.
Meta Connect 2024 would launch with a keynote address by CEO Mark Zuckerberg at 1pm ET / 10am PT on September 25. A Developer keynote would follow immediately at 2pm ET / 11am PT. The entire program schedule can be accessed on the Connect website.
How to watch Meta Connect 2024
The Meta Connect keynote would be live streamed over the official Meta Connect website and here one can view it also through the Quest headset inside Horizon Worlds.
Participants have access to live developer sessions where Facebook would deliver deeper dives into the latest developments from its artificial intelligence (AI) and mixed reality teams immediately after the keynotes.
Meta Connect 2024 expected announcements
Meta's Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) ambitions are expected to take centre stage. Rumoured announcements include:
- A successor of Meta Quest 3 may be announced for $299.99
- Preliminary statements on updates for Meta and Ray-Ban smart glasses
- A showcase for the future "Orion" AR glasses
- New mixed reality experiences and software
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Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses
The Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses are on version two; perhaps, the AI-powered chatbot assistant in these smart glasses would have an update as well. To recap, Meta's VR strategy would be demonstrated, and what games would look like in the future on Quest.
Meta's large language model (LLM)
Meta's LLM, an incredibly large language model and image generator, would probably feature most in the conference. WhatsApp would probably show generative AI experiences in applications.
The Connect conference by Meta would show the world what the near future holds in the metaverse inside the company. Among the big updates for the Horizon Worlds, there will probably also be new progress on hardware in VR/AR.
As a part of Meta Connect 2024, the company would share the latest developments in VR and AR, further securing its hold in the emerging tech landscape.
