Meta unveils 100g VR glasses powered by a pocket puck
The lightweight VR glasses aim to make extended entertainment, gaming and work sessions more wearable than traditional headsets.
Meta has announced Meta VR Glasses, a 100g VR device that looks like chunky sunglasses and offloads compute to a wired pocket “puck” instead of a head-mounted shell. The puck houses a Snapdragon Reality Elite chip, 128GB storage, 12GB RAM and a battery rated for up to three hours of media use. The glasses use a 5K MicroOLED “Infinite Display” (2412×2288 per eye, up to 120Hz) plus dual color‑passthrough cameras, controlled mainly through eye-tracking and hand-gesture input tracked by six external cameras. At launch, the device will support the full Quest app catalog, more than 75 hand-first games including a new Flux mode for Beat Saber, and can pair with Touch Plus and Bluetooth controllers. Meta is positioning the $1,299.99 glasses, due spring 2027, as a lighter, more wearable alternative to traditional headsets for entertainment, gaming, and multi-screen productivity via wireless or USB‑C display mirroring and virtual keyboard/trackpad input.
Why it matters
By shifting compute and battery into a wired pocket puck, Meta’s 100g glasses cut the weight users feel on their face compared to a typical headset, which could make long gaming or media sessions less tiring and more practical. The included 5K MicroOLED display and eye and hand tracking focus the device on higher-end immersive use, while the spring 2027 launch window and $1,299.99 price point position it as a premium option rather than a mass-market replacement for existing headsets.
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