Meta Gears Up for AI Necklace Launch as Wearables Strategy Expands

Meta is moving deeper into wearable artificial intelligence, with plans to introduce a pendant device powered by AI technology within the coming year, according to reporting from The Information.

The tech giant acquired Limitless at the end of 2025 and is now preparing to test a pendant that will function similarly to the Limitless AI Pendant, which launched in 2024. The device will record and process audio while using an integrated chatbot to respond to user questions.

Wearable AI devices have proliferated in recent years, offering features such as meeting summaries, appointment reminders, and real-time travel assistance to users who wear them continuously. Meta's pendant represents the company's latest entry into this expanding category.

The competitive landscape is heating up, with major artificial intelligence firms expected to develop comparable wearable devices in the months ahead, potentially creating a fresh battleground in the smart personal device market.

Beyond the pendant, Meta continues to advance its smart glasses portfolio. The company is developing multiple new models and exploring expanded partnerships beyond its current collaboration with Ray-Ban. These new glasses are expected to leverage Meta's AI capabilities to deliver enhanced features.

A company initiative called Wearables for Work aims to drive adoption of Meta's AI applications through subscriptions. The effort includes promoting Hatch, an unreleased smart agent. Meta has set an ambitious target of selling 10 million smart glasses units during the second half of 2026 by entering new markets and geographic regions.

Recent regulatory filings support these expansion plans. The Android Authority website identified new smart glasses registrations that Meta submitted to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission—a mandatory step before market launch. Notably, Meta filed these registrations directly under its own name rather than through manufacturing partners, a departure from past practices that may signal a new partnership arrangement or manufacturing approach.

Apple and other technology companies are anticipated to enter the smart glasses market soon, intensifying competition in this emerging category.

Meta's strategy appears focused on shifting artificial intelligence from being a service embedded within apps to something that exists as wearable devices accompanying users throughout their daily routines, whether worn as glasses or as an audio-recording necklace.