Overview
- Uploads of Horizon OS firmware, first published by UploadVR and widely reported on Friday and Saturday, contained images and setup assets that appear to show Project Phoenix’s hardware design.
- The visuals depict a slim frame with separate nose pads, removable prescription lens inserts, outward‑ and downward‑facing sensors on the temples and arms, and a cable exit on one side.
- Reporting says the frames are expected to be tethered to an external compute or battery 'puck' rather than carrying full processing on the headset, and the device appears to use camera‑based XR passthrough instead of transparent AR optics.
- Meta has not confirmed the product; outlets expect a formal preview at Meta Connect on September 23–24 and reporting notes a likely consumer window in the first half of 2027 while key specs and price remain unverified.
- If accurate, the design would put Meta in direct competition with firms making light MR glasses and could change user experience by trading lighter, more comfortable frames for a cableed setup and camera‑fed views that raise questions about latency, power and privacy.