Meta’s Next-gen MR Headset Appears to Have Leaked Ahead of Connect

Just a couple of weeks before Meta Connect starts on September 23rd, UploadVR posted images seemingly revealing the design for Meta's "Project Phoenix" headset. The images, which

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Meta's CTO reaffirmed that the company is still working on &quot;multiple next-generation headsets&quot;, and perhaps hinted at a reveal at Connect in September.

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The first visuals of Meta's Project Phoenix headset have been found in Horizon OS firmware, revealing a slim design with a tether for the compute puck. Details here:

Here's everything we know (so far) about Project Phoenix, Meta's next headset.

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