Twelve days out, Meta’s published Connect agenda finally pins Zuckerberg’s keynote to 4:00 PM PT on Sept. 23. Named sessions lean AI glasses and wearables. None announce a new headset.
At Shanghai’s 2026 Bund Summit, Qwen showed a covered N1 AI glasses prototype aimed at iris recognition and eye-tracked checkout, with no display and a price that booth staff say could undercut the S1.
Alibaba’s Qoder and Tencent’s WorkBuddy land on Rokid frames while China’s voluntary smart-glasses code still regulates discrete recording, not continuous agents.
The Elec reports Samsung asked Samsung Display for a ≤0.2-inch color microdisplay for AI glasses, with a possible 2027–2028 window — separate from this year’s display-free Gentle Monster / Warby Parker pair.
At IFA Berlin 2026, Rokid launched AIUI Studio worldwide: a browser IDE for spatial AI agents on its glasses, with simulation so you do not need a pair on your desk. The Agent Store already lists more than 500 agents for a 35,000-developer community.
Meta launched Muse, a personal AI agent for US iOS, Android, muse.ai, and WhatsApp on September 8, 2026. Glasses integration is next. Pricing, Secure VM, and the Connect angle.
INMO’s 58-gram GO3 AI glasses took an IFA Innovation Award Honoree nod and are demoing in Berlin through September 8—translation-first hardware at a 99–$599 price in a crowded glasses week.
August 31 amended complaint expands Meta Ray-Ban AI glasses privacy suit to bystanders. Plaintiffs allege intimate footage reached Kenyan contractors for AI training; Meta disagrees and will fight.
At IFA 2026, Even Realities positions the camera-less G2 — ~36g, ~two-day battery, $599 — as a privacy-first AI glasses alternative amid Meta camera-glasses backlash.
A year after Taiwan, HTC opens US orders for VIVE Eagle at $499, with Gemini or OpenAI on tap and privacy tricks aimed at Meta’s camera problem.