Mark Zuckerberg says Orion 'will probably be the next big platform after phones' – Meta's new AR wearables – real Tony Stark glasses in the making? – Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META)

In an interaction with YouTuber Cleo Abram, Meta Platforms, Inc. META CEO Mark Zuckerberg spoke about various topics, including the company's latest innovation, the Orion AR glasses.

What happened: During the interview published on YouTube Last week, Zuckerberg described the Orion AR glasses as the first ever fully holographic augmented reality glasses.

He said the glasses were the result of a decade of research and development. Their goal is to miniaturize all the computing power glasses require to project complete holograms into the world.

When asked about the intention to build such a device, the Meta CEO said he believes that these glasses will be the next big computing platform.

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“I think the trend in computer science is for it to become more ubiquitous, more natural, and just more social, so you want to be able to interact with the people in the world around you, and I think that's likely “Like this.” “Will be the next big platform after phones,” he explained.

While the Orion AR glasses are currently in the prototype stage, Zuckerberg expressed hope that the next version will be a consumer product accessible to a wide audience.

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Why it matters: Orion's new AR glasses prototype was unveiled at the Meta Connect 2024 event last week.

Following the event, analysts reassessed Meta and expressed increased confidence in Meta's hardware and XR product roadmap.

They noted that the tech giant is at the forefront of a new computing platform and highlighted the possibility that Orion could represent the next primary consumer computing platform.

When one user highlighted the big difference between the praise today and the criticism in 2022, the Meta CEO said he remains focused on the long-term plan.

He also spoke about the importance of maintaining this perspective in the face of fluctuating market sentiment: “You are never as good as you say you are when you are up, and you are never as bad as you say you are when you are down. “”

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