{"id":1186041,"date":"2023-09-27T07:15:32","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T11:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1186041"},"modified":"2023-09-27T07:15:32","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T11:15:32","slug":"the-morning-after-what-to-expect-at-meta-connect-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1186041","title":{"rendered":"The Morning After: What to expect at Meta Connect 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

Meta is gearing up its annual event devoted to all things VR, AR and the metaverse. The company is once again showing off a new VR headset, the Meta Quest 3, as well as its next-generation smart glasses. We already know quite a bit about the Meta Quest 3, thanks to a preview from Zuckerberg earlier this year. The $499 headset has been considerably slimmed down and has redesigned controllers. It will also have better graphics, thanks to a new next-gen Qualcomm chipset, which will power new mixed-reality features similar to last year\u2019s high-end Quest Pro. This is the<\/em> consumer version of VR\/AR Meta hopes the wider public will embrace.<\/p>\n

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The VR headset likely won\u2019t be the only Reality Labs gadget we\u2019ll hear more about at Meta Connect<\/a>. As UploadVR<\/em> noted last week, Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth hinted at a second-generation of Meta\u2019s Ray-Ban-branded smart glasses also in the works. The new frames should have better cameras and some new features, like livestreaming.<\/p>\n

Beyond hardware, we\u2019re expecting Zuckerberg to attempt more compelling pitches on the broader idea of the metaverse itself, AI chatbots and avatars and Meta\u2019s baby metaverse, Horizon Worlds, which could do with more things to do and, honestly, more people in it.<\/p>\n

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The best October Amazon Prime Day early access deals for 2023<\/a><\/p>\n

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The FCC plans to restore Obama-era net neutrality rules<\/a><\/h2>\n

It could take several months, and legal challenges may lie ahead.<\/h3>\n

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The Federal Communications Commission plans to reinstate net neutrality protections nixed in 2018 during the Trump administration. After Anna Gomez was sworn in as the third Democratic member on the FCC\u2019s five-person panel, the agency is pushing forward with an attempt to bring back net neutrality regulations. Net neutrality rules are meant to ensure internet service providers may not block or give preference to any content.<\/p>\n

It will take quite some time to restore the previous rules. The FCC commissioners will vote on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking at their next monthly meeting on October 19. If, as seems likely, the agency votes in favor, it will start new rulemaking and seek public comments on the proposal.<\/p>\n

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LG also made a flexible-screen laptop<\/a><\/h2>\n

The $3,700 Gram Fold is Korea-only at the moment.<\/h3>\n

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Similar to the ASUS Zenbook 17 Fold and the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold, LG\u2019s Gram Fold is a touchscreen device that can be a massive tablet or a computer when fully unfolded. Users will get a 17-inch OLED screen with a QXGA+ (2560 x 1920 pixel) resolution when it\u2019s used purely as a display, and they can link it to its accompanying Bluetooth keyboard, which can rest on the lower half of the screen. It\u2019s 4.99 million won ($3,700) \u2014 not cheap, but still more affordable than HP\u2019s $5,000 Spectre Fold<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Spotify\u2019s new Jam feature lets friends collab on party playlists<\/a><\/h2>\n

It creates shared playlists as Turntable.fm does.<\/h3>\n

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Spotify is rolling out a new feature called Jam, which will give friends a way to curate a single playlist on the service and listen to it together in real time. Participants in a Jam session can contribute tracks to a shared queue, which they can access whether they\u2019re in the same room or around the world. The audio streaming giant is rolling out the feature to both free and Premium subscribers, but only the latter can start a session. Rival service Apple Music has teased a similar collaborative service coming to iOS 17, but it\u2019s expected to arrive later this year.<\/p>\n

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This article originally appeared on Engadget at https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/the-morning-after-what-to-expect-at-meta-connect-2023-111532786.html?src=rss
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