Meta made a Tamagotchi-like wearable for its Muse AI agent

Meta introduced Muse Charm, a small wearable designed to give users an always-available access point to its personal AI agent, Muse. Unveiled during the company’s Connect keynote, the device is a pocket-sized totem that can be carried or attached to a keyring and displays a small avatar that represents the AI.

According to Meta’s CEO, the gadget contains the company’s real-time voice and avatar software stack and is activated by tapping a fingerprint sensor on its corner, allowing users to speak to Muse without unlocking a phone or opening an app. Inside the device, the agent’s avatar — internally nicknamed Jolly — provides a visual representation of the AI while users interact with it.

Zuckerberg said the team still needed to finalize component placement but expected the Muse Charm to be available to ship around the holiday season in December. Meta described the charm as a straightforward, low-friction way to engage with Muse and positioned it as an additional distribution point for the company’s personal AI.

Observers have compared the Muse Charm’s compact, personality-focused design to prior consumer attempts at physical AI wearables that some users treated as novelty items. Meta’s move places the company among other firms experimenting with hardware that keeps AI agents physically close to users, while it continues refining the device ahead of its planned holiday release.