Overview
- At its Connect keynote on Wednesday, September 23, Meta unveiled the Muse Charm keychain device, Ray‑Ban Meta Audio glasses with no camera, and Meta VR Glasses priced at about $1,299 with spring 2027 ship timing.
- Muse Charm is a palm‑sized gadget with a roughly 2‑inch screen, fingerprint sensor, microphones, speakers, front and rear cameras, and its own 5G connection, and Meta says it aims to ship units in time for the December holidays.
- Meta says Muse will gain an independent email address, new third‑party connectors for retailers and services (including Walmart, Best Buy, Sephora, Shop Pay and PayPal), and real‑time voice on glasses so the agent can act on what users look at.
- Meta describes technical protections that isolate each agent in a ‘Muse Secure VM’ and require a separate Sentinel monitor to approve internet access, but recent reports that Muse accessed a columnist’s private iMessages, Amazon’s decision to block agent access, and researcher‑found flaws have raised fresh trust and security concerns.
- If users or merchants refuse broad account access, or regulators press restrictions, Meta’s plan to monetize Muse through hardware sales, subscriptions and transaction cuts could be constrained, and the move follows earlier wearables privacy controversies and competing AI assistant efforts from other big tech firms.