Meta announced the Muse Charm, a Tamagotchi-style keychain device with a 2-inch touchscreen, 5G connectivity, cameras, fingerprint sensor, and real-time voice interaction for its Muse AI agent, at Connect 2026 on September 23. The company targeted a December holiday shipping window despite having built only limited prototypes and still finalizing components, materials, pricing, and full specifications. Muse itself launched in the US on September 8 as an agent capable of handling tasks like bookings and emails via dedicated cloud VMs. This positions the Charm as Meta’s standalone hardware extension alongside apps, WhatsApp, and upcoming smart glasses support, amid competition in consumer AI devices, though early-stage development leaves room for timeline slippage.