At its Connect event, Meta announced Meta VR Glasses, a lighter headset built from magnesium alloy and powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon Reality Elite chip via a separate battery puck. The glasses feature micro-OLED lenses offering a 5K display, Dolby Vision and Atmos support, and Meta says they are the first IMAX Enhanced certified VR device. Meta also said it has partnered with Disney to bring select movies, including certain Marvel titles, to Disney+ in 3D starting in November.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-09-23
Meta demonstrated a new device called Meta VR Glasses, a $1,299 folding, glasses-shaped VR visor set to launch next spring. The hardware uses eye-tracking and hand-pinch controls, displays sharp passthrough video of the surrounding room, and can run immersive 3D content such as concert footage and sports broadcasts. Unlike Meta's Orion prototype, these are VR rather than AR glasses, though they share some design traits.
cnet.com
· 2026-09-23
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg introduced the company's next-generation Meta VR Glasses at Connect, a sunglasses-style headset paired with a wired external computing pod. The device runs Qualcomm's Snapdragon Reality Elite (XR2 Gen 3) chip, features a 5K 120Hz micro-OLED display with a 70-degree field of view, hand-tracking cameras, and launches with over 75 games plus compatibility with existing Quest titles and Touch Plus controllers.
engadget.com
· 2026-09-23
Meta has introduced a new VR device shaped like glasses rather than a strapped-on headset, weighing about 100g compared to the Quest 3's 515g. The glasses rely on a separate wired 'puck' that houses the Snapdragon Reality Elite processor, 128GB storage, 12GB RAM, and battery, offering up to three hours of media playback. The device uses a 5K MicroOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate for watching video, gaming, and multitasking across virtual screens.
theverge.com
· 2026-09-23
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