Meta’s ambitions for smart glasses are no secret anymore. The company has spent the past few years convincing people that AI belongs on their face. Now, if a new report is accurate, it wants to move even closer to them. According to a report from The Information, Meta is developing an AI-powered pendant that it plans to begin testing over the next year. The wearable would join an increasingly crowded lineup of AI hardware, but unlike smart glasses, this device may spend its days quietly listening from around your neck.
That idea sounds familiar because it is. Meta acquired AI startup Limitless in 2025, and its flagship product was literally called the Pendant — a clip-on microphone designed to continuously capture conversations and ambient audio, then turn them into searchable transcripts, summaries, and reminders. At the time, the acquisition looked like a strategic bet on AI wearables. Now it appears Meta may be ready to cash in.
Meta wants AI to follow you everywhere
The pendant itself is arguably the most fascinating part of the report because it highlights where Meta sees AI heading next. Chatbots live in apps. Smart glasses live on your face. A wearable microphone that continuously listens throughout the day takes things a step further. Instead of waiting for commands, the AI becomes a constant observer of your daily life, theoretically helping you remember conversations, meetings, ideas, and tasks without lifting a finger.
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It’s also the kind of product that could make privacy advocates very uncomfortable. We’ve already seen consumers debate the use of cameras on smart glasses. A wearable built around always-on listening raises entirely new questions about consent, recording, and data storage.
Reality Labs needs a win
The reported pendant isn’t arriving in isolation. The Information says Meta is preparing multiple new smart glasses models before the end of the year, including devices codenamed Modelo, Luna, RBM2 Refresh, and Mojito VIP. The broader goal appears to be to get more people to use Meta’s AI services and eventually pay for them. The company is reportedly working on a business-focused “Wearables for Work” subscription and an unreleased AI agent known internally as Hatch. Together, they could become the foundation of a much larger wearables ecosystem.
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Meta has good reason to push aggressively. Its Reality Labs division reportedly lost $19 billion in 2025 alone, making it one of the company’s most expensive bets. CEO Mark Zuckerberg has already signaled that glasses and wearables will become central to the division’s future. The challenge is that smart glasses are already asking people to change their habits. Convincing them to wear an AI pendant that listens all day may prove to be an even bigger leap.
