It’s Meta’s turn to step up and host a developer conference. This year’s Meta Connect takes place on September 25th and 26th. While much of the event will focus on how developers can get the most out of Meta’s products, most of the real news is likely to come from the opening keynote and developer keynote. back on September 25th starting at 1PM ET.
You will be able to watch the keynote live on Facebook at . There is also the option of , “a visual experience inspired by the Meta campus in Menlo Park.” Meta also shared the keynote on its YouTube channel years ago, but only after Connect ended, so it’s unlikely you’ll be able to live stream the event there.
The Connect keynote will feature Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg discussing developments in mixed reality, AI and wearables. The company also promises the appearance of new products and features. That might include the augmented reality glasses codenamed Orion that executives have been teasing for some time.
We also expect to see a more affordable version of the Quest 3, called the Quest 3S. The leak suggests that this could sell for $300, which is significantly less than the $500 Quest 3. The Quest 3S could make it easier for Meta to finally ditch the Quest 2, which debuted in 2020 and is much less powerful than the Quest 3.
Elsewhere, Meta may announce an update to the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses on Connect. Meta and Ray-Ban owner EssilorLuxottica recently renewed their partnership, so there it is, now or in the future.
In addition, there may be more talk about AI at the developer keynote starting at 2PM ET. It is likely that we will learn more about how it is used in Meta headsets and smart glasses. As a result, the open source Llama language model is expected to be a topic of discussion.