Meta Connect’s Wednesday keynote delivered a wearables blitz: Meta VR Glasses that Meta says are five times lighter than Quest 3, camera-free Ray-Ban Meta Audio frames aimed at privacy critics, refreshed Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 hardware, Muse AI expansion onto glasses, and a teased Muse Charm AI pendant, The Verge and Reuters reported.

The VR Glasses pair a 100-gram glasses form factor with a tethered compute puck, 5K micro-OLED displays, and a $1,299 spring 2027 launch. Ray-Ban Meta Audio arrives Oct. 13 from $349 without cameras—an explicit response to lawsuits and venue bans over bystander recording. Gen 3 camera glasses start at $449 with longer battery life.

Muse is being extended to guide workouts, log meals, and shop from what wearers see, while Zuckerberg teased Charm as a holiday-season Muse hardware. Accounts agree the keynote prioritized lighter VR and camera-optional trust; they diverge on whether Charm details and Muse-on-glasses timing will meet holiday shelves without fresh privacy fights.

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