Meta reportedly plans to unveil smart glasses without a camera at Meta Connect on September 23. The Information's reporting, relayed by MIXED, UploadVR, and Road to VR, says the model has the internal codename Luna and could ship this autumn.
The reported hardware includes six microphones, open-ear speakers, and a side button that starts a conversation with Meta AI or Muse. Removing the camera could allow slimmer temple arms and a lower price than Meta's camera glasses, but none of the sources gives a price.
Meta has not confirmed Luna, its hardware, or the launch timing. The codename may also differ from the name used in stores.
What the report says
Luna is described as an audio-first pair of smart glasses. Six microphones would take voice input, while speakers in the temple arms would deliver responses without covering the ears. The side button would call up Meta's assistant instead of starting camera capture.
The lack of a camera is the main design change. Meta's current smart glasses use outward-facing cameras for photos, video, and AI questions about what the wearer can see. A camera-free model would give up those functions.
It would also remove the concern that a wearer might record nearby people through the glasses. UploadVR reports that camera-equipped Meta glasses use a white capture LED, but the light can be difficult to notice outdoors and some owners have tried to remove it. Meta has responded with firmware that disables the camera when it detects tampering with the LED.
The trade is privacy for visual AI
Without a camera, Luna could still handle voice conversations, audio playback, and other tasks that do not require a view of the wearer's surroundings. It could not answer questions by looking at an object, sign, or scene through the glasses.
That narrower feature set may make the product easier to wear in places that restrict camera glasses. UploadVR lists gyms, nightlife venues, cruise-ship areas, courts, schools, and exams among the settings that have imposed restrictions. Each venue sets its own rules, so a camera-free design would not guarantee entry.
What remains unconfirmed
The reports agree on the Luna codename, six microphones, speakers, assistant button, slimmer arms, and an autumn launch target. All of those details trace back to reporting from The Information rather than an announcement from Meta.
There is no reported retail name, exact release date, country list, or price. Meta Connect runs September 23 and 24, with the keynote scheduled for September 23 at 4 p.m. Pacific time. That event is the earliest cited opportunity for Meta to turn the report into a product announcement.
