Overview
- Meta announced the Meta VR Glasses at Connect on Sept. 23, pricing them at $1,299.99 with a Spring 2027 ship window and a planned multi-country rollout.
- The device uses a two-part design with a 100‑gram glasses frame and a separate pocket “puck” that holds the processor, storage and battery and connects by a thin optical tether.
- Meta is anchoring the product with cinema credentials—IMAX Enhanced certification plus Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos—and partnerships with Disney+, ESPN and filmmakers including James Cameron.
- The glasses will run an agentic operating system built around the Muse AI agent, with voice-activated, hands‑free controls and visual context features promised in the coming months.
- Early hands‑on reports praise comfort and display quality but flag a roughly 70° field of view, intentional side light leakage and high price as the main barriers to mainstream adoption.