Meta, formerly Facebook, has reportedly decided not to sell the first version of its full AR glasses, codenamed Orion, and will instead distribute them to developers.
A person familiar with the matter told The Verge that the tech giant initially decided to distribute them to developers so they could build software experiences for the device and future versions.
The company is also shelving plans to release a smartwatch with a detachable display and two cameras in favor of a better design to control the later version of the glasses.
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The person said the first version of the AR glasses, which have been in development for three years, was always being geared towards developers and early adopters, but officials hadn’t decided whether to sell them widely until now. No.
Employees working at Meta’s Reality Labs division, which makes VR and AR hardware, were notified of this week’s decision. The Information first reported the news on Thursday.
As The Verge detailed in April, Meta is working on three iterations of standalone AR glasses to start over the next several years.
The report states that the decision not to sell the version one was made because the device costs thousands of dollars to build and officials believe that some specs, such as display brightness, are not consumer ready.
Not selling the glasses to consumers mimics the approach of Snap, which is also not selling its AR Spectrum glasses, but instead offering them to software developers, it added.
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Two versions of the Glass, codenamed Artemis, remain on track for consumer release in higher production volumes with a less bulky design and more advanced display technology.
As soon as next year, Meta still plans to release an entry-level, cheaper version of the AR Glasses, called the HyperNova, that will show incoming messages and other information through a small, heads-up display. Will connect with nearby phone for .
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