It’s not a Tamagotchi, but Mark Zuckerberg’s one more thing is just as cute and hopefully much more functional. Announced at the very end of the Meta Connect 26 keynote — after the Meta VR Glasses and Meta Ray-Ban Audio — was Muse Charm.
A tiny silver square with a screen on the front and thicker black bezels, central to the experience is the display that shows off your custom Muse. It’s probably more of a squircle and has a wrist strap dangling from the bottom, seemingly showing off easy portability. Distinctly, you don't wear it, at least with how Meta has shown it off thus far, and the screen on the front is a 2-inch OLED. It also has a built-in fingerprint sensor, likely for authentication and to quickly start a chat with your Muse. Likely handy for showing off the bright, crisp colors of the countless versions of a Muse a user could create.
The idea here is to put the already very popular Muse assistant right in the palm of your hand, or hanging from your wrist via the strap. Based on the on-screen renders, Mark’s brief first look, and shared specs, the primary way to communicate will be by voice via built-in microphones, with one on top.
Mark Zuckerberg was quick to note that Muse Charm is not ready just yet, but Meta has confirmed it will be shipping in December for an unknown price. It’s also a brand-new device category for Meta: a true AI wearable distinct from glasses, focused entirely on Muse's capabilities and future roadmap.
Will it follow the Rabbit R1 or the Humane AI Pin and fail? That remains to be seen, but Muse is already proving powerful as a software-only, ultra-customizable personal AI assistant. Packaging that into a wearable, hopefully an affordable one, maybe cheaper than glasses, could be a winning package. Especially since, rather than off-the-shelf AI like, say, Claude or ChatGPT, Meta’s approach with Muse is a personalized agent that can run various tasks for you.
Maybe it’s booking a trip — flight, hotel, or a rideshare —, figuring out a solution to a problem, finding the perfect product, monitoring a particular topic, or even, if you allow it access to other services, providing you with a morning digest.
Yes, it was also announced at Meta Connect that Muse would arrive on Meta Glasses, giving it multimodal capabilities for both voice and seeing the world around you. Additionally, the Muse App for macOS will get computer use, which will allow the AI to complete tasks for you.
While I originally couldn’t tell whether the Muse Charm had a camera, Meta has confirmed it will feature two — one on the front and one on the back — which means it will offer multimodal capabilities. It’s not designed for capturing photos or videos, per se — that will be your phone or, hey, a pair of Meta Glasses — but it will help you chat with your Muse or assign a task. Similarly, that does put the Muse Charm in a vein that’s a bit more similar to the Looki.
Now, Mark didn’t say it on-stage, but his idea of everyone having their own personal agentic agent would make you think it was a standalone gadget, right? Well, Muse Charm will offer 5G and Wi-Fi connectivity, which suggests it won’t need to be tethered directly to another device like a smartphone with the Meta or Muse AI app. That also puts this even further into a different category, unlike any of Meta’s smart glasses — Meta Ray-Ban with or without cameras, Meta Glasses, or Meta Ray-Ban Display included — as those need a tether to a smartphone to sync and provide connectivity.
All in all, the Muse Charm is shaping up to be a very unusual gadget, and considering the supply constraints that Meta’s seen for other hardware in the past year, it might be hard to come by when it does launch in December 2026. It’s likely destined for a specific person as well, someone who’s already using Muse and wants the freedom to carry that personalized AI with them on a dedicated device. The price will also need to be right, but with a battery, hopefully durable design, OLED screen, 5G and Wi-Fi connectivity, and two cameras, I’m not sure where this might land judging by the components. Could it be cheaper than Meta Glasses, or come in at a similar price of $299? Time will tell.
There was also no opportunity to go hands-on with Muse Charm at Meta Connect 2026, so we’ll be patiently waiting for that time. But hey, at least I can set a topic alert for Muse Charm with my Muse to keep me up to date, right?
This story was updated on September 25, 2026, to reflect more details and confirmed specs.
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