Meta's new VR headset is now 100g glasses, and they cost $1,299

Meta just shrank VR down to a pair of glasses. Meta VR Glasses weigh about 100 grams, which Meta says is five times lighter than a Quest 3. They manage it by moving the battery and processors into a belt-clip puck and keeping only a light face unit on your head. Inside are 5K micro-OLED panels, and Meta is promising an "IMAX-grade" cinema experience plus full spatial computing.

There are no controllers. You look to select, pinch to act and speak to Meta AI for things like arranging workspaces and controlling media. Any table or desk can become a virtual keyboard and touchpad, and the glasses can extend the screen of a laptop you connect. A photorealistic hologram avatar is starting early access on WhatsApp for Ray-Ban Display owners and arrives in full alongside the glasses. The price is $1,299.99 and they ship in spring 2027.

The headset is really a vehicle for Muse, Meta's personal AI agent and the main story at Connect 2026. Zuckerberg called it the centre of Meta's pivot from the metaverse to AI. Muse is also getting its own palm-sized gadget, the Muse Charm, due in December, and camera-free Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses.

Why it matters: Meta is betting the next computer is an AI agent you wear, and the headset is being redesigned around it.