{
  "id": 9545925,
  "title": "Meta Connect 2026: Everything Meta announced, from glasses to Muse",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/meta-connect-2026-everything-meta-announced-from-glasses-to-muse",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-24T11:09:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechCabal",
    "slug": "techcabal",
    "url": "https://techcabal.com/2026/09/24/meta-connect-2026-everything-announced/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Meta Connect 2026 took place on September 23 and 24 in Menlo Park, California. Mark Zuckerberg introduced new smart glasses, a lighter VR headset, and a device for working with Muse, Meta's AI agent. The company also unveiled its first smart glasses without a camera, due to privacy concerns.\n\nThe new glasses, the Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3, start at $449 and are available now. They feature slimmer frames, adjustable temple tips, up to nine hours of battery life, and six microphones that block over 90% of background noise. The camera remains the same, offering 12-megapixel photos and 3K video. The Gen 3 comes in 27 frame-and-lens combinations, including new Aviator and Zena cat-eye frames.\n\nMeta also introduced two LISA edition frames, based on BLACKPINK's LISA, priced at $399. These frames feature star details, a special case, case charms, and unlockable digital photocards. The Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses, Meta's first audio-focused model, launch at $349 and ship on October 13. These glasses have open-ear speakers and no camera, addressing privacy concerns while retaining the ability to play music, take calls, listen to podcasts, and interact with Meta AI.\n\nMeta VR Glasses, weighing about 100 grams, were revealed to be five times lighter than Quest 3. Priced at $1,299.99, they arrive in spring 2027 and offer eye and hand gesture controls. Users can control the glasses with their eyes, hand gestures, and voice commands. Meta's Muse AI agent, launched on September 8, can perform tasks like opening websites, filling forms, planning trips, and shopping. It operates in a protected virtual environment called Muse Secure VM and can handle payments through Shop Pay, PayPal, and Stripe's Link.",
  "summary": "Meta also introduced its first smart glasses without a camera, as concerns grow about people being recorded without their knowledge by camera-equipped glasses.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}