Leaked Meta Memo Reveals AI Pendant and Always-On Smart Glasses

Meta is quietly building a new generation of AI wearables that goes far beyond smart glasses, according to an internal memo obtained by The Information.

The memo, authored by Alex Himel, Meta's vice president of wearables, outlines plans for an AI-powered pendant, supersensing glasses with always-on cameras, and a new enterprise division called Wearables for Work.

AI Pendant and Supersensing Glasses

Meta plans to begin internal testing of the AI pendant in spring 2027. While the company has not released specifications, the device may include a camera and will run on Muse Spark, Meta's latest artificial intelligence model, along with an unreleased AI agent called Hatch.

The supersensing glasses represent a major leap from current Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta products. These devices would use cameras and sensors running continuously for hours, with an AI assistant that tracks daily activities. The glasses could detect when you forget your keys or remind you to pick up groceries, essentially acting as a second brain that sees everything you see.

Meta acquired AI pendant startup Limitless last year, giving the company a head start in the emerging wearable AI category that several startups are racing to define.

Enterprise Push and Sales Targets

The Wearables for Work division targets corporate customers willing to pay premium prices for industry-specific features. Meta is also building a developer platform where third parties can create apps for these wearable devices.

Himel has set ambitious targets: ten million wearable devices sold in the second half of 2026 and 6.8 million monthly active users by year-end. These numbers build on strong momentum, with more than seven million Meta-powered glasses sold in 2025 and daily usage tripling year over year.

Meta currently offers subscription tiers for its wearable AI features through Meta One Plus at 7.99 dollars per month and Meta One Premium at 19.99 dollars per month, partnering with EssilorLuxottica across the Ray-Ban and Oakley brands.

The memo signals Meta's strategy to expand beyond virtual reality headsets and offset years of heavy losses at its Reality Labs hardware division. By moving AI from phone screens onto faces and bodies, Meta is betting that wearable devices will become the next major computing platform.