Meta Made a Tamagotchi-Like Wearable for Its Muse AI Agent

September 24, 2026
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At Connect 2026 on 23 September, Mark Zuckerberg revealed Muse Charm, a palm-sized keychain device for talking to Meta’s Muse AI agent. It has a touchscreen of about 2 inches with a customisable animated character, a fingerprint sensor that starts a conversation, a real-time voice model and built-in 5G. It ships in time for the December holidays, with no price yet. This article covers what Meta confirmed, why reviewers compare it to a Tamagotchi, how it fits the Muse agent, the unanswered questions on price, battery and camera, the history of failed AI gadgets such as the Humane AI Pin and Rabbit R1, and what businesses should watch.

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Meta Bets Big on Wearable AI, New AI Agent as Zuckerberg Pushes Back Against AI Doom

September 24, 2026
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At Connect 2026 on 23 September, Meta launched Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 glasses, camera-free Ray-Ban Meta Audio, an FDA-cleared hearing feature, $1,299.99 Meta VR Glasses and the Muse Charm pocket device, all built around its Muse agent. Mark Zuckerberg used the keynote to reject calls for a coordinated AI slowdown, arguing that spreading AI widely is safer than concentrating it. This article covers the launches, the prices, the $4.62 billion quarterly Reality Labs loss behind them, and where Meta’s case against AI doom is strong and weak.