Meta unveils AI glasses, personal agents, and wearable hardware at Connect 2026

Meta used its annual Connect conference to make one thing very clear: the smartphone is not the future of AI. The two-day event, held September 23-24, 2026, was a showcase for the company’s vision of a world where AI lives on your face, in your ear, and clipped to your jacket rather than buried in your pocket. The centerpiece of the announcements was a sweeping expansion of Meta’s AI-powered eyewear lineup, alongside the Muse personal AI agent and a handful of new hardware form factors aimed at making AI feel less like software and more like a presence. What Meta actually announced The Muse agent, which first launched on September 8, 2026, is getting its most significant upgrade yet: voice-activated interactions coming to Meta’s smart glasses within the next few months. The idea is that Muse can see what you see, hear what you hear, and respond in real time without you ever pulling out a phone. The Ray-Ban Meta audio glasses, camera-free devices built purely around sound, are set to launch October 13, 2026, starting at $349. These are the first models in the lineup that ditch the camera entirely, targeting users who want AI audio assistance without the privacy optics of a lens poin...