Meta Is Reportedly Working On An AI Pendant And More Smart Glasses
The Information says Meta is testing an AI pendant and planning up to four new smart glasses models before year-end.
Intelligence analysis by GPT-5.4 Mini
Meta is reportedly widening its wearables push with an AI pendant and several new smart glasses models. The move appears tied to Reality Labs losses and Meta's push to sell more AI-powered devices and subscriptions.
Meta seems to be making more gadgets you can wear, like glasses and a small pin or pendant. These gadgets can listen, remember things, and help with AI tasks, like making a note of what was said.
It is a bit like giving a helper a pair of ears and eyes. Instead of opening an app all the time, the helper stays with the person and quietly keeps track of things.
Meta also wants companies to buy these gadgets for work. That means the company is trying to turn its smart glasses into both a useful tool and a business that makes money.
Analysis
What Meta is said to be building
According to The Information, Meta is developing an AI pendant and plans to test it over the coming year. The pendant idea fits with Meta's 2025 purchase of Limitless, whose own device was also called "Pendant" and worked as a clip-on Bluetooth microphone that records conversations and helps generate summaries, transcripts, and a searchable memory.
A larger wearables push
The report says Meta is not stopping there. It is also preparing up to four new smart glasses models before the end of the year as part of a broader effort to recover from the heavy losses inside Reality Labs, the division that covers its hardware work. The company is reportedly expanding beyond its existing Ray-Ban and Oakley partnerships and wants more people using its AI models through wearables.
Subscriptions and business customers
The Information also says Meta is planning a business-focused subscription service called "Wearables for Work." In an internal memo, wearables VP Alex Himel reportedly said the goal is to increase usage of Meta's AI models and encourage people to pay for subscriptions, including for Hatch, Meta's unreleased consumer AI agent.
Timeline and targets
The reported product roadmap includes codenames such as "Modelo" for a pair due as soon as June, followed by "Luna" and "RBM2 Refresh" in the fall, and "Mojito VIP" in December. Meta is also said to be testing future models called "Artemis" and "SSG". Himel reportedly told employees that Meta wants to sell 10 million wearables in the second half of 2026 and sign at least 10 companies for the work-focused service, including deployments to two large organizations with 100 devices each.
Key points
- The Information says Meta is developing an AI pendant and testing it over the next year.
- Meta is reportedly planning up to four new smart glasses models before the end of 2026.
- The company is also said to be building a business subscription called Wearables for Work.
- The push appears aimed at growing usage of Meta's AI models and subscriptions.
- Reality Labs has lost billions, and Meta is focusing more heavily on glasses and wearables.
