Facebook reveals more details about future smart glasses that Mark Zuckerberg says will ‘teleport’ you

Facebook wants your virtual interactions to be more like in-person experiences.

CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company is developing augmented reality smart glasses because no current technology can replicate the “holy grail of social experiences” that feels present with another person, in an episode of The Information 411 podcast this week. .

“You have a technology that allows you to communicate and that, with a different fidelity, helps you see what’s going on with the other person,” Zuckerberg said on the podcast. “But there’s just something really magical about the feeling of presence and the feeling of being there with another person and everything that comes in psychologically.

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The company shared more details on the development of the futuristic product in a blog post, saying “a lightweight and stylish pair of glasses could replace your need for a computer or smartphone.”

Zuckerberg told The Information that it could make it seem like people from all over the world are in the same room.

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“Rather than calling someone or having a video chat, you just snap your fingers and teleport, and you’re sitting there and they’re on their couch and you feel like you’re there together.” , he said on the podcast. .

The project is being developed by Facebook Reality Labs, the subsidiary of the company previously known as Oculus Research. Facebook acquired Oculus as part of its $ 2.3 billion deal to buy the virtual reality tech company in 2014.

As Oculus’ sales of headsets and VR content have increased, the research unit has produced mixed results. In 2018, Facebook removed a virtual assistant from its Messenger app, and Facebook Reality Labs’ efforts to compete with Apple’s Google Assistant or Siri were reportedly unsuccessful.

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Still, Facebook has shared some great ideas for smart glasses. He compared the potential of the future device to the changes in computer use brought about by the invention of the mouse.

The blog post details the potential capabilities of the glasses under development, such as allowing a wearer to put on special gloves to type on a virtual keyboard, mute background noise in a busy cafe, or automatically send a call to voicemail. voice while the wearer is engaged in a face-to-face conversation.

“You would have the ability to feel physically present with your friends and family – no matter where they are in the world – and context-sensitive AI to help you navigate the world around you, as well as virtual information. Rich 3D at your fingertips. achieve, ”the company wrote in a blog post. Better yet, they would allow you to look up and remain present in the world around you rather than diverting your attention to the periphery in the palm of your hand. It’s a device that wouldn’t force you to choose between the real world and the digital world. “

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Facebook first announced that it was researching future wearable technologies as part of “Project Aria” last September. The company didn’t specify how far eyewear development has come, but it did highlight some of the hurdles its engineers face.

Smart glasses will have to do what the wearer wants seamlessly and give them all the information they want, according to the blog post. But they will also need to be “secure, private, discreet, easy to learn, easy to use, comfortable / portable all day, effortless and reliable.”