Meta announces new lightweight virtual reality glasses to one-up Apple’s Vision Pro

Meta and Apple are fierce rivals, and on Wednesday, the Facebook creator upped the ante by announcing new lightweight virtual reality glasses that make Apple’s Vision Pro headset look like bulky old tech.

Mark Zuckerberg showed off Meta’s new glasses, named Meta VR Glasses, at the company’s annual Connect event in Menlo Park, Calif. The glasses weigh 100 grams, the CEO said, making them light enough to compare to a regular pair of glasses. The glasses, which Meta said will ship in spring 2027, are designed for cinematic experiences such as watching movies, spatial computing, and gaming. They will cost $1,299.

“We made the decision to focus a little bit less on metaverse for now; build fewer VR devices and only release them when we have real breakthroughs,” Zuckerberg said Wednesday. “We’ve also heard that a lot of people are less........

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