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Meta has a bunch of new hardware and AI news coming out of its Meta Connect event today, including a new Quest 3S VR headset, an expansion of Meta AI features, a new Llama model, and a first look at the new Orion augmented reality glasses. CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the stage on Wednesday with a new style<\/a> and demonstrated new features including live translation between English and Spanish.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Here\u2019s everything announced at Meta Connect:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Photo by Vjeran Pavic \/ The Verge<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Meta has revealed its Orion augmented reality glasses, and they look almost like a trendy pair of frames you could pick up without all the tech inside. Orion uses Micro LED projectors inside the frame and beams images in front of your eyes via waveguides in the lenses. Orion has the same kinds of generative AI capabilities as the current Ray-Ban smart glasses \u2014 but adds a visual element to make it more helpful, like adding labels on top of ingredients you\u2019re looking at on a table.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The glasses pair with a wireless compute puck and a \u201cneural wristband\u201d you wear on your arm that responds to gestures like punches. Orion isn\u2019t quite ready as a product, though, so it isn\u2019t going on sale. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Photo by Vjeran Pavic \/ The Verge<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Meta\u2019s latest VR headset is the Quest 3S, and it\u2019s launching at the Quest 2\u2019s original starting price of $299.99. The new headset has many of the same features as the more expensive Quest 3, including the same Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 chip, and uses the same Touch Plus controllers. The lower price point is possible thanks to the Quest 3S\u2019s lack of depth sensor, lower resolution screens, narrower field of view, and less compact package than the 3. With the 3S now in place, Meta is simplifying its VR lineup by discontinuing the Quest 2 and Quest Pro.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Photo by Vjeran Pavic \/ The Verge<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Meta\u2019s very cool Ray-Ban smart glasses are getting new software updates that add a Reminders feature that can help you keep track of your day like remembering your grocery list. There are also improvements to Meta AI responsiveness, and the company is working on real-time speech translation. On the hardware front, Meta is launching new styles like a transparent frame and a new range of transition lenses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Soon, your Facebook and Instagram feeds will include Meta AI-generated content \u201cbased on your interests or current trends\u201d in a section called \u201cImagined for you.\u201d It can incorporate your face into made-up scenarios like \u201can enchanted realm,\u201d and you can do things like imagine yourself as a video game character or astronaut. The feature is a test for now.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n