Meta has expanded its AI-powered product lineup with new camera-free smart glasses and Muse Charm, as the technology company pushes further into wearable devices and AI-powered consumer products.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled the new products on Wednesday at the company’s annual Connect conference at its headquarters in Menlo Park, California.
The audio-only AI glasses, which do not have cameras, will begin shipping on October 13 at a starting price of $349.
The glasses are designed for everyday use without requiring users to constantly reach for their smartphones. They can be used to listen to music, make phone calls, translate text and interact with Meta’s AI assistant through voice commands.
“There are almost 2 billion people in the world who wear glasses today… and we think that in the coming years, most of these are going to get upgraded to AI glasses,” Zuckerberg said.
The camera-free model will complement Meta’s existing smart glasses, which allow users to take photos and record videos, listen to music, make calls, translate text and interact with an AI assistant.
Meta’s display-enabled glasses offer additional functionality by projecting information onto the lens, allowing users to access digital information without looking down at a smartphone.
The company also announced new models of its Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses, while its display glasses, starting at $799, will soon expand to markets including the UK, France, Italy, Germany and Canada.
Meta first entered the smart glasses market in 2021 and has since expanded its wearable technology portfolio through its partnership with eyewear company EssilorLuxottica, which produces Ray-Ban and Oakley Meta models.
Beyond smart glasses, Meta unveiled a lighter mixed-reality device called Meta VR Glasses. The device uses an external battery and memory pack connected to the glasses by a cord, allowing the headset itself to be lighter.
Meta said the VR glasses weigh about as much as a deck of cards and rely on hand gestures and voice commands rather than external controls. The device is expected to launch in spring 2027 at $1,299.
The new hardware forms part of Meta’s broader strategy to make artificial intelligence more accessible through products used in everyday life.
At the event, Zuckerberg also introduced Muse, Meta’s new personal AI assistant designed to perform tasks on behalf of users.
After connecting personal accounts, including finance, health and shopping services, users can ask Muse to perform tasks such as signing up for services, booking appointments and making calls.
Meta said Muse has become the top free app on both the Google Play Store and Apple App Store, ahead of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Anthropic’s Claude and Google’s Gemini.
The company also unveiled Muse Charm, a small puck-shaped device with a display that allows users to interact with their Muse AI assistant separately from a smartphone.
The device is designed to give users another way to access their AI agent and interact with Muse without relying on a phone. Meta expects Muse Charm to launch before the end of 2026, although it has not announced its price.
Meta is also expanding the services available through Muse through partnerships with other businesses.
Instacart, Shopify and Expedia have announced integrations with the AI assistant, while Meta said Walmart, Best Buy, Gap and Sephora are also partnering with Muse.
However, Meta’s expansion into AI-powered wearables comes amid growing privacy concerns surrounding smart glasses, particularly the use of cameras to record people without their knowledge or consent.
Vishal Shah, Meta’s Vice President of AI Product, said privacy features such as the recording indicator light remain an important part of the company’s camera-enabled glasses.
“We wanted people to clearly understand that this was something that was recording,” Shah said, adding that Meta would continue communicating the feature to users.
Meta’s wider AI expansion is also taking place alongside regulatory and legal challenges.
In August, the company settled a lawsuit brought by US states over alleged violations of consumer protection and children’s online privacy laws. The settlement could cost Meta up to $18 billion and includes restrictions affecting teenagers.
The company is also facing age-based restrictions and bans in some markets, alongside thousands of potential personal injury lawsuits in the United States.
Meta, which generates most of its revenue from advertising across Facebook and Instagram, has invested billions of dollars in artificial intelligence as it seeks to expand the role of AI across its products and services.
The latest launches show the company moving beyond AI software and into a broader ecosystem of glasses, mixed-reality devices and dedicated hardware built around its AI assistants.
