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Zuckerberg's metaverse is finally showing signs of life, but it's not from VR

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Facebook's rebranding to Meta appears to have found its footing in virtual and augmented reality through smart glasses.

The company is ginning up excitement for the prototype of a much more advanced pair of glasses called Orion , a project nearly a decade in the making.

Zuckerberg 's reveal of Orion late last month triggered a level of enthusiasm that's unfamiliar in the metaverse.

Meta is planning to start courting developers next year to get them excited about building apps for Orion.

The push into the developer community would coincide with Meta 's expected debut of the fourth generation of its Llama family of AI models.

Ultimately, Meta is working toward building a consumer version of Orion , which could happen within two years .