Meta Offloads Processing to External Puck for 100-Gram VR Glasses

By Kaif Shaikh · Interesting Engineering · 2026-09-24

Interesting Engineering reports that Meta is pivoting its hardware strategy toward a lightweight, split-system wearable arriving in 2027. By tethering the 5K optics to a separate computing module, the company reduced the head-worn weight to one-sixth of its primary competitor. Th

Interesting Engineering reports that Meta is pivoting its hardware strategy toward a lightweight, split-system wearable arriving in 2027. By tethering the 5K optics to a separate computing module, the company reduced the head-worn weight to one-sixth of its primary competitor. Th