Meta unveiled a new device called Muse Charm on Wednesday at its Connect conference in Menlo Park: a keychain-sized pendant that lets users talk to its Muse AI agent without opening their phone, according to TechCrunch and CNBC.
CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed the product as a "one more thing" moment at the close of the keynote. TechCrunch reports the device isn't ready to ship yet: Meta said it still needs to "finalize laying out the components" and is aiming to have it ready in time for the December holidays.
How the pendant works
Muse Charm has a small screen on the front that displays an avatar of the Muse agent, plus a fingerprint sensor. Tapping the sensor lets the user start talking to Muse without unlocking their phone or opening an app, according to TechCrunch and CNBC.
"We packed the whole Muse experience, including the whole real-time voice and avatar stack, into something that fits on a keychain and is always available to talk to," Zuckerberg said, according to TechCrunch. He added that for anyone not wearing Meta's glasses, the pendant will be "by far the fastest way" to talk to Muse and show it what's happening around them.
Neither Meta, TechCrunch nor CNBC disclosed a price for the device.
Another entry in the AI-amulet race
TechCrunch notes that AI wearables of this kind have become something of a cliché in the industry, pointing to devices like Friend as examples that drew skepticism from consumers. TechRadar separately asked whether Muse Charm will follow earlier AI wearables like the Rabbit R1 or the Humane AI Pin, both of which struggled to find an audience, or carve out a different path as a companion to Meta's existing Muse software.
Muse itself is Meta's personal AI agent, which launched in early September. According to Engadget and TechCrunch, it already runs inside standalone iOS, Android and Mac apps, as well as within WhatsApp, and can browse the web, book travel, make phone calls, send emails and make purchases on a user's behalf, with permission required for sensitive actions.
Meta also confirmed Muse is coming to its AI glasses "in the coming months," according to TechCrunch and Engadget. Activated by a wake word, the agent will be able to guide workouts, log meals and book appointments hands-free, then check back in once a task is done.
According to TechCrunch, Meta is also bringing Muse to the desktop: the Mac app will gain the ability to operate any program on a user's computer, similar to competing agents from OpenAI and Anthropic. "You can have it help you run your small business, or just get work done for you," Meta chief AI officer Alexandr Wang said at the event, per the outlet.
TechCrunch also reports that Meta plans to keep Muse free for a large volume of tokens, with the expectation of eventually profiting by taking a small fee from transactions the agent completes on a user's behalf, such as purchases.
VR Glasses land alongside it
At the same event, Meta revealed the Meta VR Glasses, a lighter, thinner headset than its current Quest line. According to Meta's own announcement and CNBC, the device goes on sale in spring 2027 for $1,299.99 and runs on a Qualcomm processor housed in an external puck connected to the glasses, which handles compute and battery.
It's Meta's first new VR headset since 2024, according to CNBC. Like Muse Charm, the glasses will also run the Muse agent directly in the operating system, letting users issue commands through voice, eye tracking and hand gestures instead of relying on physical controllers.
