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Amid all the smart-wearables news this week, Meta brought me in for a private demo of a lesser-known wearable: the Meta VR Glasses. That’s right, folks, the slimmification of the VR headset that we’ve talked about for years may finally be coming, and my first demo of it already shows more promise than what I’ve…

Meet Meta VR Glasses: our most advanced device yet, delivering a personal cinema, courtside seat, workspace, and gaming console, all in a pair of glasses that weighs about 100 grams — roughly the same as a deck of cards. 

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.

At Meta Connect 2026, Mark Zuckerberg unveiled Meta VR Glasses, a lightweight device with an advanced display, voice and hand controls, and integration with the company’s AI agent, Muse. The glasses will cost $1,299 and launch in spring 2027.

Meta (META) launched three new pairs of smart glasses during the company’s Meta Connect conference on Wednesday.

The new Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 AI glasses come in various styles, with or without a camera. Photograph: MetaThe new Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 AI glasses come in various styles, with or without a camera. Photograph: Meta

Meta VR Glasses want to be a portable immersive package. Scott Stein/CNET

Smart glasses and VR headsets have a big, gaping rift that a keen manufacturer could fill. Evan Spiegel has been working to bring the best of both worlds to consumers with a pair of glasses that combine the Ray-Ban AI glasses with popular VR headsets like the Meta Quest 3. Evan’s brand, Snap, has been working under the…

You put on a pair of glasses, make eye contact with a stranger also wearing them, and a set of dominoes appears floating on the table between you. That’s the moment from Snap’s first public hands-on with Specs, the company’s standalone AR glasses that went up for pre-order in June and start shipping to the…