Meta Unveils Muse Charm and Lightweight VR Glasses
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Meta has unveiled a new lineup of consumer devices built around artificial intelligence and virtual reality, including the handheld Muse Charm and 100-gram Meta VR Glasses.
CEO Mark Zuckerberg presented the Muse Charm at Meta’s annual Connect conference on Wednesday. The keychain-like device, which does not yet have a price, displays Muse as a customizable, fuzzy mascot resembling a Tamagotchi character. Zuckerberg said Meta was still finalizing materials and component placement, with plans to ship the device for the holiday season.
Muse is designed as a personal assistant that can respond to emails, book travel, shop and carry out other tasks for users. CNBC reported that the app rose to the top of Apple’s App Store. Meta also said more than 100 styles of AI glasses would be available by the end of 2026. Separately, the company introduced Meta VR Glasses and launched a $1 million developer competition intended to add more hand-tracked applications to the platform.
Amazon has begun blocking Muse from shopping on its service, saying the agent does not properly identify itself and presents security and privacy risks. Meta has said Muse operates in a secure cloud-based virtual machine and cannot directly view users’ passwords or payment methods. Amazon said applications purchasing on customers’ behalf must operate transparently and respect whether service providers choose to participate.
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