Mark Zuckerberg teases an image of Cambria, to be launched on October, eleventh

As we speak Meta has introduced the date of the Meta Join, the upcoming occasion by Meta during which it is going to announce its newest developments for what issues VR, AR, and the M-word. The occasion will happen at 10 am PT on October 11, and it is going to be totally digital, like final yr. It is possible for you to to observe it on Actuality Labs Fb web page.

The knowledge on the occasion may be very scarce, and extra will likely be shared quickly on its official web page. We anyway know that John Carmack can have a speech from inside VR (he confirmed that to me over Twitter), and that nearly definitely Meta will announce its upcoming headset there.

The official info on the brand new machine, codenamed Mission Cambria, are little or no, however truly leakers and information miners have already unveiled loads about it, together with the truth that the identify will most likely be Meta Quest Professional. If you would like recap of what we already know of this machine, you possibly can try this good roundup article by Combined.

It’s fascinating anyway that for the primary time, within the promotional pictures associated to the Meta Join, Meta has truly proven a photograph of Cambria, precisely a cropped picture of Mark Zuckerberg sporting the machine. That is like the primary true official picture of the headset, and the truth that it has been shared along with the invite to the occasion, confirms that the headset will likely be launched there.

You’ll be able to see the machine right here:

The picture may be very darkish, however utilizing my super-pro Photoshop expertise I put the brightness to over 9000 to see one thing extra in regards to the headset:

We are able to clearly see now a couple of issues:

• The design featurin a crown that goes across the head, considerably impressed by the considered one of HoloLens 2;
• A snug cushion on the nape
• One of many monitoring cameras on the aspect of the headset
• One of many passthrough cameras on the entrance of the machine (it’s that circle you possibly can see on the highest left nook of the picture)
• A gap which might be the three.5mm jack for headphones on the headscarf
• A small button and a bigger “button” all the time on the underside a part of the headscarf. The small one may very well be the ability button of the machine, whereas the bigger one is definitely not a button, however a gap. It’s most likely one of many built-in audio system of the headset. You’ll be able to see it higher on this zoomed model of the picture

• There are additionally two small round metallic issues near the nostril. They’re additionally current within the CAD recordsdata leaked by Brad Lynch, however truthfully I haven’t acquired precisely what they’re… possibly one thing for face monitoring? Or truly may very well be the electrodes for the charger, as “northbynortheast” steered me over Twitter.

The headset appears additionally strong and with a sublime design. This doesn’t shock me, since Meta does very elegant headsets because the Oculus Rift CV1.

I can’t await October, eleventh to reach, then! And also you?

(Header picture by Meta)

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