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Meta Platforms Inc. founder and Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has reignited his metaverse ambitions with the arrival today of the Meta VR Glasses, a much smaller, lighter and slimmer virtual reality device than the company’s existing Quest-branded VR headsets.

At Meta Connect 2026, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the company’s new generation of smart glasses, part of his vision for “Personal Superintelligence” powered by its Muse AI agent.

Just when I thought virtual reality was about to be relegated to the scrap heap, Meta may have just convinced me that VR still has legs. The company has just announced the future of VR at Meta Connect, and I got a first look.

Meta is renewing its quest to make virtual reality a thing. At Connect on Wednesday, the company announced Meta VR Glasses, its newest entry into the VR market. These glasses actually seem quite promising given their substantially lighter form factor and a host of new entertainment integrations — including (allegedly) IMAX compatibility.