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Meta Unveils Muse Charm Pocket Device With 5G Connectivity At Connect 2026

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Meta unveiled Muse Charm, a palm-sized device for Muse AI, shipping December. Charm includes built-in 5G connectivity and works with Muse across devices.

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Meta Unveils Muse Charm Pocket Device With 5G Connectivity At Connect 2026
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Muse goes pocket-sized

Meta unveiled Muse Charm at Connect 2026 as a pocket-sized device that lets users talk to Muse with a touchscreen about two inches in diameter and built-in 5G connectivity. Mark Zuckerberg said, "We’re delivering the full Muse experience, including audio and avatar, in a small device that can be attached to a keychain and is always ready to talk." Meta said it would be ready to ship during the holiday season in December, while it did not disclose a price.

“The device uses the new AI agent Muse AI and is roughly the size of an Apple AirPods case, with a touchscreen about two inches in diameter and built-in 5G connectivity.”
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Meta also said it would expand Muse beyond smart glasses by integrating the assistant into its AI glasses and enabling hands-free access when the agent’s name is spoken. Meta’s Connect announcements also included new smart glasses models, including Ray-Ban Meta Audio, which the company described as its first audio glasses with open-ear audio and no camera.

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AI connectors and privacy

Meta expanded Muse’s reach by integrating it with services and partners, including Walmart, Best Buy, and Gap, and by adding shopping and work connectors such as Shop Pay, PayPal, Notion, Granola, GitHub, and Box. Meta also said it would strengthen data privacy as it prepares to roll out its new AI, Muse, across its entire range of connected glasses by rolling out "the "private processing"" so that even Meta cannot access users’ data. EssilorLuxottica and Meta announced a Ray-Ban Meta line that includes a model without a camera, and they said "audio remaining Ray-Ban Meta’s most-used feature" would anchor the camera-free design.

The Paris prosecutor’s office opened investigations after complaints about women being filmed in the street with connected glasses without their consent, AFP reported on Tuesday. Meta’s connected-glasses rollout also included Ray-Ban Display availability in the United Kingdom and Canada, with the companies saying it would soon arrive in France, Italy and Germany.

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Pricing, weight, and rollout

Meta announced Meta Ray-Ban Meta Glasses and Meta VR Glasses alongside Muse Charm, with the company saying the VR device would cost $1,299 and be slated for release in the spring of 2027. Meta said the Meta VR Glasses would weigh about 100 grams and feature a 5K Infinity Display, while it positioned the design as moving the battery and processor to a separate unit. Meta also announced Ray-Ban Meta Audio camera-free glasses starting at $349, and it said the models would offer up to 12 hours of battery life with open-ear audio technology.

Meta said it would expand its smart-glasses lineup so the number of models available would exceed 100 by the end of the year, and it tied the expansion to the Connect 2026 announcements. Meta’s Connect materials also said Muse would be able to run on Mac with user permission, and it would be able to manage Mac applications and continue working on assigned tasks autonomously.

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