Meta's MuseCharm: a keychain AI pet designed by ex-Apple design chief, shipping December
APPSO · wechat · 2026-09-24
Meta unveiled MuseCharm at Connect: a palm-sized AI device with a 2-inch OLED screen, translucent shell, built-in 5G modem, and cameras that act as the eyes of its Muse AI companion—two devices can even make their AIs interact when nearby. It ships this December at smartwatch-like pricing.
- Led by ex-Apple design executives Alan Dye and Billy Sorrentino; code-named 'Clawmagochi'. Greenlit in March, Zuckerberg pulled the launch forward from 2027—designed and built in 9 months.
- The Muse app hit #1 on the US iOS free chart within two weeks, 730K downloads in 5 days and 2.5M+ soon after, outpacing ChatGPT's debut.
- CTO Bosworth calls it a 'classic v0' exploration, testing whether people will carry an AI with a physical body—Bloomberg dubs the category 'Holdables'.
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