Meta is trying VR glasses (again), this time with more IMAX

Meta is renewing its quest to marque virtual world a thing. At Connect connected Wednesday, the institution announced Meta VR Glasses, its newest introduction into the VR market. These glasses really look rather promising fixed their substantially lighter signifier origin and a big of caller amusement integrations — including (allegedly) IMAX compatibility.

The institution says that the glasses are 5 times lighter than the Meta Quest 3 — and they look overmuch much similar mean glasses than the bulky headsets that Meta antecedently released. Made of magnesium alloy, the glasses are powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Reality Elite processor. They are powered by a computing puck, which besides acts arsenic their battery. Presumably, a idiosyncratic tin conscionable gaffe the puck into their pocket, which allows the glasses to beryllium utilized connected the go.

The glasses are mostly entertainment-focused and travel with micro-OLED panels built into the lenses, which supply a 5K Infinite Display with 37 pixels per degree, arsenic good arsenic Dolby Vision and enactment for Dolby Atmos audio. Users volition beryllium capable to download and ticker movies.

Perhaps 1 of the much unsocial features of the glasses, however, is that Meta is pitching them arsenic a large mode to bask IMAX-captured films.

Indeed, the institution calls the glasses the “first IMAX Enhanced certified VR instrumentality ever.” What does that mean? Meta maintains that their glasses volition beryllium 1 of the lone ways to acquisition the expanded facet ratio that defines the chiseled high-resolution viewing experience.

The glasses are besides compatible with 3D experiences — and adjacent movies that integrate a user’s carnal abstraction is integrated into their viewing experience. Meta says that it has teamed up with Disney and that, successful November, Disney+ users volition beryllium capable to watercourse circumstantial movies — including definite Marvel movies — successful 3D.

Meta says that users volition beryllium capable to ticker circumstantial movies and person their surroundings “transformed with immersive environments, dynamic effects, stunning 3D visuals, and spatial audio” — fundamentally converting the movie into a VR gaming-type experience.

The glasses volition besides travel with Meta AI — its automated virtual adjunct — built in, which means that users volition beryllium capable to speech to the glasses and automate assorted tasks via dependable command. For instance, Meta says you’ll beryllium capable to commencement a movie conscionable by asking your glasses to bash so. Other ways to contented commands see manus gestures.

Meta says the glasses volition beryllium disposable adjacent outpouring with a starting terms of $1299.99.