Meta’s next VR device isn’t a headset — it’s glasses

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="The Meta VR Glasses. | Photo by Brett Putman / The Verge" data-portal-copyright="Photo by Brett Putman / The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/20260922_C0744.00_29_03_12.Still016.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> The Meta VR Glasses. | Photo by Brett Putman / The Verge </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Meta is launching new VR hardware: a pair of glasses. The new Meta VR Glasses sit on your ears like a typical pair of glasses instead of being strapped over your head, but they still have immersive displays for watching movies, playing games, and getting work done. Imagine a pair of hefty black sunglasses with blacked-out lenses on the outside, but the components of a typical VR headset distributed between the device on your head and a computing puck in your pocket.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The idea is to give you a way to experience VR in a much lighter and more approachable form factor than Vision Pro or Meta Quest-style headsets. I got to try the VR Glasses at M …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/999517/meta-vr-glasses-connect-2026-hands-on">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>