At its Connect developer conference, Meta showcased a new integration with the New York Times Cooking app, bringing its recipes to its display glasses and non-display AI glasses. The feature, not yet available, will add a hands-free mode allowing users to pair their glasses for audio cooking guidance, while Ray-Ban Display glasses will show recipe steps as swipeable cards.
Meta introduced Horizon Create and Horizon Studio, two AI-powered game creation tools built on Horizon Engine, enabling users to generate complete 2D or 3D games from text prompts and distribute them directly to Facebook, Instagram, and Horizon. Meta shares rose 4.5%, while stocks like Roblox and Unity Software declined.
At Connect, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled the next-generation Meta VR Glasses, which look like oversized sunglasses and come with an external compute and power pod. The device features Qualcomm's Snapdragon Reality Elite (XR2 Gen 3) processor, a 5K 120Hz micro-OLED display, six external cameras, four eye-tracking cameras, and hand-gesture support. It will cost $1,300 and launch in Spring 2027, alongside more than 75 hand-powered games.
At Connect, Meta unveiled Charm, a Tamagotchi-like device with built-in Muse AI. Zuckerberg demonstrated waking the AI via a corner fingerprint sensor, with an animated interchangeable avatar on screen. The device's components and design are not yet finalized, with only a few prototypes built, and Meta aims to ship it before the December holiday season.
At Connect, Meta announced it is bringing its holographic avatars to its new VR glasses and Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses. A reporter who tried the technology ahead of the event said it is notably more realistic than the earlier Orion prototype, and creating an avatar takes about five minutes.
Meta's first audio-only AI glasses, the Ray-Ban Meta Audio, start at $349 and ship October 13, alongside the third-generation Ray-Ban Meta with a 12MP camera, 9-hour battery life, and the new Muse AI assistant, all announced at Connect 2026.
According to media reports, Meta plans to launch a camera-free smart glasses product codenamed Luna this fall. The glasses feature six built-in microphones, support interaction with Meta AI and the AI agent Muse, and include a quick-launch button on the temple. Meta may unveil the product at its Connect developer conference next week and begin shipping in October.