Overview
- At Meta Connect on Sept. 23–24 the company unveiled the Meta VR Glasses, priced at $1,299 and scheduled to ship in Spring 2027, and expanded its Muse agent and multi-tier glasses lineup.
- The VR Glasses use a two-part system: an ultra-light roughly 100 g glasses frame that holds displays and sensors, plus a separate pocket 'puck' that contains the processor, storage and battery connected by a thin tether.
- Early hands‑on reviews praised the device’s comfort and high-fidelity micro‑OLED displays but repeatedly criticized the roughly 70° field of view, intentional peripheral light leakage and the $1,299 price as limits on VR immersion and mainstream appeal.
- Meta also announced camera-free Ray‑Ban audio glasses, Muse voice upgrades and a $249–$1,299 pricing architecture designed to offer more than 100 styles and push the glasses into everyday use through retail demos and integrations.
- Bloomberg and follow-ups report Apple is rethinking its Vision roadmap, placing the N224 project on 'life support' while engineers test lighter concepts including external-puck approaches similar to Meta’s, a shift that could reshape the industry’s form factors and timing.