FDA decision records show Meta’s Hearing assist software cleared as K254044 on July 13 — ten weeks before Connect priced Hearing Enhancement at $149.99. Setup is iOS-first; Meta Glasses lead Ray-Ban.
Omdia says Meta shipped 3.4 million of 4.2 million AI glasses worldwide in 1H26 — an 81.3% share — while camera-free Even Realities climbed to second place with 102,000 pairs.
Meta opened a $1 million VR Start Developer Competition at Connect to stock Meta VR Glasses with hand-tracked apps ahead of the Spring 2027 launch.
Meta opens early access to Horizon Create and Horizon Studio — prompt-to-game tools that can publish playable titles into Facebook and Instagram feeds.
Meta’s Connect media pitch puts ESPN Immersive Sports—8K, 180-degree college football—on Quest in 2026, while the 100-event sports slate and IMAX Enhanced cinema wait on Meta VR Glasses in spring 2027.
At Connect 2026, Meta said Hearing Enhancement — FDA-cleared software for mild to moderate hearing loss — will unlock on supported AI glasses in the US later this year for $149.99 or with Meta One.
At Meta Connect 2026, Mark Zuckerberg largely sidestepped the privacy backlash against always-on AI glasses while pitching Muse Confidential VM and Private Processing. Mashable, LA Times, NBC, and Meta Engineering set the record.
At Meta Connect 2026, Zuckerberg unveiled Muse Charm — a palm-sized 2-inch OLED holdable with fingerprint wake, onboard 5G, and a December holiday ship target for Meta’s Muse AI agent.
Meta unveils Ray-Ban Meta Audio at Connect 2026: camera-free AI glasses from $349, 43 grams, up to 12 hours battery—plus Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 with cameras.
MIT Technology Review details viral non-consensual filming, police Meta glasses at Delhi protests, and Reliance Jio’s planned sub-$105 challenger—while crackdown odds stay slim.