Meta Inc. FB is expected to announce its next headset – the Quest Pro – during the Meta Connect 2022 conference on October 11th.
This device has a professional mixed reality (MR) focus, contrasting with the consumer-oriented virtual reality headsets that the company has released to date.
What happened: The Meta Quest Pro – which was known by the codename “Project Cambria” – doesn’t seem to have many secrets, although it hasn’t been revealed to the public yet. A recently The leaked video appears to show the final design of Meta Quest Proand box art that seems to confirm the name, and the belief that it will be launched at the Connect conference is based on the fact that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said during a “Joe Rogan Experience” podcast episode scheduled to launch on the occasion.
This will be a productivity headset designed to complement or even replace a laptop, with a strong focus on video conferencing. It will feature advanced sensors that will be able to capture the user’s facial expressions so they can be replicated by their avatar in the metaverse.
Zuckerberg promised the device would allow for the use of multiple virtual screens, while still being able to see — and interact with — one’s surroundings and using a physical keyboard to type on the device. How much of what we see is real would be fluid, with the user being able to decide between a virtual environment where only the keyboard is present, or the real environment with virtual screens.
The headset is expected to have 12 gigabytes of RAM – double that of the Quest 2, the company’s current flagship headset – and allow for much more aggressive multitasking. The device will also introduce a stereoscopic color passthrough mode (a mode that allows the user to see their surroundings without losing depth perception) and pancake lenses, allowing for a much slimmer and lighter design.
Last month, a man named Ramiro Cardenas allegedly spotted a Quest Pro unit in a hotel…
