Not wanting to take anything away from either entity, but the Meta's 3D glasses look like something out of the "Minority Report."
Based on the promotional video and a report from Cnet, the glasses, which are still in development, allow users to not only see 3D objects from their computers, but also to manipulate them.
Both Meta and Cnet believe the transition from a mouse to virtual hand controls is the future, but that reality is still at least a few years away from consuming mainstream life. Still, CEO Meron Gribetz sees similarities between the plight of his company and that of Macintosh.
"There is a parallel with the Macintosh at its beginnings. It had the ability to paint a picture on the screen with MacPaint. Now the x, y, z of your finger is tracked and you are drawing in virtual space," Gribetz, who founded Meta in 2012, said.
In fact, Gribetz, 28, envisions going beyond glasses into contact lenses and eventually a chip placed behind the optic nerve, according to Cnet.
Currently, Meta employs a team of 40 working out of a rented, 25 acre estate in Silicon Valley, Cnet reported. The current design is bulky and still a ways away from the sleek shades presented on the company's website. It will ship to 1,500 developers in February.
Engineers have developed a few programs for the glasses, one of which they modified for Space X that gives users the opportunity to build a rocket engine in virtual reality.
Yours can be pre-ordered today, and, in the words of Holly, the website's chat help, "Shipping for Meta pro commences June 2014."
