Meta Connect 2026: Muse Charm wearable, expanded Muse agent, and new glasses lineup

Meta previewed the Muse Charm standalone wearable (2-inch OLED, built-in 5G, December shipping target) and vastly expanded its month-old Muse agent with realtime video avatars, Mac computer use, and its own email address, alongside new Ray-Ban, audio-only,…

At Meta Connect 2026 (keynote reported September 24), Mark Zuckerberg previewed Muse Charm, a standalone wearable for Meta's Muse personal AI agent, which launched under a month earlier. Outlets frame the device differently: The Verge describes a strapless, smartwatch-like screen pendant with a lanyard, fingerprint sensor, small camera, and at least three microphone holes; TechCrunch calls it a palm-sized, Tamagotchi-like keychain/bag charm carrying the Muse agent and its Jolly avatar, aimed at Gen Z bag-charm fashion. Per The Decoder and Bloomberg (via The Verge), it has a 2-inch OLED touchscreen with its own OS, a built-in 5G modem so it needs no Wi-Fi, cameras, speakers, microphones, and USB-C charging; Bloomberg reports it will recognize and interact with other nearby Charms, and setup runs through the Muse app on iOS or Android. Meta targets shipment in time for the December holidays, but only a few units exist, finishing materials are undecided, pricing is unconfirmed (sources expect smartwatch-like pricing), and carrier 5G fees are unsettled. TechCrunch reports mixed early reception, comparing the Charm to earlier AI-gadget flops (AI Pin, Rabbit, Friend) and citing Meta's FTC privacy settlements and child-safety controversies as adoption risks. The Muse agent itself gained major capabilities: live video-chat avatars powered by a new Muse Realtime Avatar model, computer use that autonomously operates any Mac app, its own email address, a long-form voice mode, and planned wake-word access on Meta smart glasses in the coming months with visual actions for tasks like shopping lists and meeting scheduling (TechCrunch notes this voice-command integration is not yet public). Muse runs on the Muse Spark multimodal model, is free for a large token allowance, and Meta monetizes via a small fee on transactions. Meta announced payments and commerce partnerships with Stripe, Shopify, PayPal, Best Buy, Gap, Sephora, Walmart, and Wayfair, plus connectors such as GitHub and Notion; over 1,500 developers applied to build connectors in under a week. On September 25, Meta opened an early-access program letting users request Connect-announced features by sharing a prompt with the Muse app, including the video avatar, shopping connectors, and the Muse Mac app. Other hardware: Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 (slimmer design, longer battery, action button) starts at 449 euros; camera-free Ray-Ban Meta Audio Glasses start at 349 euros and, per TechCrunch, have six microphones and no…

• Muse Charm: 2-inch OLED touchscreen, dedicated OS, built-in 5G modem, fingerprint sensor, cameras, speakers, microphones, and USB-C charging; setup via the Muse app on iOS or Android
• Shipping targeted for the December 2026 holidays; only a few units built, finishing materials undecided, pricing unconfirmed (smartwatch-like pricing expected), carrier 5G fees unsettled
• Bloomberg (via The Verge): Charm will recognize and interact with other nearby Charms
• Muse agent launched under a month before Connect 2026
• New Muse capabilities: realtime video avatars via the Muse Realtime Avatar model, Mac computer use for any app, its own email address, long-form voice mode, and wake-word access on Meta smart glasses in the coming months
• Partnerships: Stripe, Shopify, PayPal, Best Buy, Gap, Sephora, Walmart, Wayfair; connectors including GitHub and Notion; over 1,500 developers applied to build connectors in under a week
• Muse runs on the Muse Spark multimodal model; free for a large token allowance; Meta takes a small transaction fee
• September 25: early-access program opened via a prompt in the Muse app (video avatar, shopping connectors, Muse Mac app)