Meta just showed off VR glasses, a pocket AI buddy and new Ray-Bans

Meta held its big Connect event this week, and Mark Zuckerberg had a lot to show. Some of it you can buy today. Some of it you'll be waiting on until next year.

Here are the three things worth knowing about.

Meta VR Glasses

This is the big one. It's a full VR headset squeezed into something that looks like a pair of wraparound sunglasses.

They weigh about 100 grams, which Meta says is five times lighter than a Quest 3. The trick is that the computer isn't in the glasses. It's in a separate puck that you keep in your pocket, connected by a cable.

You get a 5K display, full color passthrough so you can see the room around you, and hand tracking, so you don't need controllers. They also work with regular Quest games, and Meta says 75 games will be ready at launch.

The catch: they cost $1,299 and don't come out until spring 2027. Battery life on the glasses is also only about 3 hours.

Muse Charm

This is the weird one, and honestly the most interesting.

The Muse Charm is a tiny AI gadget about the size of a keychain. It has a roughly 2 inch touchscreen, a speaker, microphones, a fingerprint sensor and its own 5G connection. That means it works without your phone.

It runs Muse, Meta's AI assistant, and shows Muse as a little cartoon character on the screen. People are already comparing it to a Tamagotchi. You talk to it, it answers your questions and handles tasks for you.

Meta didn't give a price yet. It's supposed to come out around the holidays in December.

Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3

If you want something you can buy right now, this is it. The third generation of Meta's camera glasses is out today starting at $449.

The upgrades are small but real:

They're thinner.
Battery goes up to 9 hours, one more than last time.
There are six microphones now, and Meta says they cut background noise by 90%.
The camera is 12 megapixels and records 3K video.
There are new styles, including Aviators and a cat eye frame called Zena.

One more thing

Meta also announced Ray-Ban Meta Audio. These are glasses with no camera at all, just speakers, mics and the AI assistant. They're $349 and ship October 13. That's a smart move for people who like the idea of smart glasses but don't want a camera on their face, or around other people.

What to watch for: the Muse Charm price. If Meta keeps it cheap, it could be the gadget everyone ends up with this Christmas.