Meta announced a series of new wearable devices during its annual Meta Connect showcase on Wednesday. The star of the event was the new Meta VR headset, which packs virtual reality technology into a lightweight smart glasses-style frame with a tethered disc. Meta also announced new pairs of screenless smart glasses, along with some new AI features and style and frame options. You can catch up on all the highlights from this year’s Meta Connect below. Photo by Brett Putman / The VergeMeta’s latest wearable delivers full virtual reality in a smart glasses-style form factor. Unlike typical VR headsets, the VR glasses have no straps and Meta says they are “five times lighter than Meta Quest 3,” at just 100g. Like Google’s Project Aura, the glasses are connected to a pocket drive with computing, battery and storage hardware, including a Qualcomm Snapdragon Reality Elite, 128GB of storage and 12GB of RAM. The 5K micro OLED “Infinity Display” has 2,412 x 2,288 pixels per eye, with a refresh rate of up to 120 Hz. The Meta VR Glasses will launch in spring 2027 for $1,299, more expensive than the Meta Ray-Ban Display but less expensive than the Apple Vision Pro, although they offer similar features. Users can connect the glasses to a Mac or Windows laptop to use them as a virtual external display, with an option for a virtual surface keyboard and trackpad. The VR glasses also have access to the full catalog of Meta Quest apps and games and support for Xbox Cloud Gaming. Meta says the glasses are “the first IMAX Enhanced-certified virtual reality device ever” and users will be able to watch “live immersive sports” with them, as well as 3D movies. They even have a “hologram” feature that creates a “photorealistic digital version of your face” to use on calls while wearing the glasses, reminiscent of the “people” on the Apple Vision Pro. Meta is launching cameraless smart glasses Image: Meta The biggest highlight of the Ray-Ban Meta Audio is the feature they don’t have: built-in cameras. You can use them for things like listening to music, taking calls, or chatting with an AI assistant, but they can’t take photos or record video, features that have raised privacy and harassment concerns around Meta’s other glasses. Meta says the new audio-only glasses are also its “lightest and thinnest AI glasses yet,” weighing just 43g. They offer up to 12 hours of battery life per charge, or 48 hours with the charging case. The Ray-Ban Meta Audio will release on October 13 starting at $349 with 23 different color and lens combinations. The refreshed Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 arrives with battery and design upgrades Image: MetaMeta launched an updated version of its flagship Ray-Ban Meta glasses, starting at $449. The Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 offers up to nine hours of battery life, an hour longer than the Gen 2. It also has “a new customizable action button for instant access to Meta AI” and a new six-microphone array that Meta says “cuts out more than 90% of background noise.” The Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 also has a slimmer design than the Gen 2, with 27 color and lens combinations, including new Zena and Aviator frame styles. In particular, one thing that hasn’t changed is the built-in LED light that indicates when the glasses are recording, for which Meta released a privacy solution last month. Inexpensive glasses are launched along with new eyewear styles Image: Meta Along with its more expensive Ray-Ban glasses, Meta also announced some updates to its in-house eyewear line. It’s launching a new, lower-cost version of the Meta Adventurer, which will start at $249 for a basic design with black frames and gray lenses, and will launch on October 23. Meta is also introducing a new “Mix & Match” program to customize your glasses with different frames, lenses and case colors. Additionally, her EssilorLuxottica collection will have two new styles, Capri and Nova, and the Kylie Jenner Starfire frames will have a new ivory color combination. Meta is also releasing a new collaboration collection with Blackpink’s Lisa. Meta Glasses are also expanding to more countries starting today, including Singapore, South Korea, Mexico and the United Arab Emirates, with availability in Brazil “coming soon.” Meta Ray-Ban Display is coming to more regions with some new features. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge One year after its original launch, Meta Ray-Ban Display is coming to more regions. The glasses are on sale in the UK and Canada starting today, and will be available in France, Italy and Germany from October 13. Meta is also introducing online ordering for customers in those regions and the U.S. Meta is launching a new Explore app for Display glasses where users will be able to “browse and use a growing selection of experiences created for their glasses.” The Meta Ray-Ban display also includes photo editing, an improved calendar, and mirrored phone notifications. Additionally, Meta says the “hologram” feature launching on its VR headset will be rolled out to Meta Ray-Ban Display “in early access on WhatsApp for Meta Ray-Ban Display users in the US later this fall.” Screenshot: The Verge After launching its new Muse assistant earlier this month, Meta says it’s “working” on bringing AI to its smart glasses. When you get to the glasses, Muse will be able to do things like guide your workouts, log meals, book appointments, and “help you buy the products you see.” Meta also announced some new features for Muse, including video calling with a customizable live AI avatar. Additionally, Muse agents get their own email addresses to complete tasks and communicate with users. Meta is creating an AI ‘charm’. Mark Zuckerberg teased one latest device, the Muse Charm, a small AI device that houses the Muse agent and looks a bit like an oversized Tamagotchi. More details will be shared “soon,” he said, but the product is supposed to ship in time for the holiday season. Follow this story’s topics and authors to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates. 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