Subj : This Meta prototype is a seriously upgraded Meta Quest 3 and you To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Mon Aug 11 2025 21:15:09 This Meta prototype is a seriously upgraded Meta Quest 3 and you can try it for yourself Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2025 20:00:00 +0000 Description: Tiramisu and Boba 3 are two Meta prototype VR headsets people can demo if they're lucky. FULL STORY ======================================================================Meta has two new VR headsets you can try They're protypes that aren't usually accessible to the public You'll have to attend SIGGRAPH 2025 to give them a whirl Every so often, Meta will showcase some of its prototype VR headsets models which arent for public release like its fully fledged Meta Quest 3 , but allow its researchers to test attributes when theyre pushed too far beyond current commercial headset limits. Like the Starburst headset, which offered a peak brightness of 20,000 nits. Tiramisu and Boba 3 two more of its prototypes are more concerned with offering retinal resolution and an extremely wide field of view rather than just boasting incredible brightness, but like Starburster, Meta is giving folks the chance to demo these usually lab-exclusive headsets. That is, if you happen to be attending SIGGRAPH 2025 in Vancouver. (Image credit: Meta) Ive been to SIGGRAPH previously, and its full of futuristic XR tech and demos that companies like Meta and its Reality Labs have been cooking up. Though usually the prototypes look just like Tiramasu. That is to say, a little impractical. Tiramisu does at least seem to be a headset you can wear normally, even if it does look like a Meta Quest 2 that has been comically stretched Starburst, for example, had to be suspended from a metal frame as it was far too heavy to wear. But Tiramasu doesnt look like the most practical model. The trade-off is that Meta can outfit the headset with OLED displays and other tech like custom lenses to deliver high contrast and resolution 3x and 3.6x respectively of what the Meta Quest 3 offers. As a result, Tiramasu is the closest Meta has got to achieving the visual Turing test, virtual visuals that are indistinguishable from real ones. (Image credit: Meta) Boba 3, on the other hand, looks like a headset you could buy tomorrow, and the way Meta talks about it, it does feel like something inspired by it could arrive at some point in the future. Thats because it looks surprisingly compact apparently it weighs just 660g, a little less than a Quest 3 with Elite strap at 698g. It also has a 4k by 4k resolution, and the reason this headset is special it boasts a horizontal field of view of 180 and a vertical field of view of 120. Thats significantly more than the 110 and 96, respectively, offered by the Meta Quest 3, and while the 3 covers about 46% of a persons field of view, Boba 3 captures about 90%. The only issue is Boba 3 does require a top-of-the-line GPU and PC system, according to Display Systems Research Optical Scientist Yang Zhao. Thats because it needs to fill in the extra space the larger field of view creates, leading to higher compute requirements. Though Zhao did note that Boba 3 is something that we wanted to send out into the world as soon as possible, and it does resemble goggles in a way the design direction Metas next headset is said to be taking. So well have to keep our eyes peeled to see what Meta launches next, but while only a few lucky folks will get to try Boba 3 at Siggraph, Im hoping many more of us will get to experience the next-gen VR headsets it inspires. You might also like Meta CTO teases big wearables announcements for later this year but makes no VR headset promises I took my Meta Quest 3 on a 3,000-mile flight so you dont have to Everything you need to know about Metas AI assistant ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/virtual-reality-augmented-reality/this-met a-prototype-is-a-seriously-upgraded-meta-quest-3-and-you-can-try-it-for-yourse lf --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .