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Meta wants your next gadget to be Muse-infused

Meta is expanding its artificial intelligence hardware efforts by open-sourcing code and releasing tools that allow developers to build Muse-infused gadgets. The company provides firmware and a Linux development kit under the Muse Gadgets initiative, with the goal of integrating its Muse agent into everyday appliances such as televisions and toasters. Alongside these developer tools, Meta is pushing its AI ecosystem across multiple fronts, including expanding the Muse agent to small business owners to help them run operations and find customers, while continuing its hardware rollouts with smart glasses arriving in South Africa.

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  • ✓ Meta is open-sourcing code and providing firmware and a Linux development kit to let developers build Muse AI gadgets.
  • ✓ Meta is expanding its AI agent Muse to small businesses to help owners run their operations and find new customers.
  • ✓ Meta built 5,000 Home Link devices for subscribers, with shipping expected within weeks.
🛡️ Source Corroboration: 14 independent reporting domains (100% confidence) ⏱ Read time: ~2 min

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Meta has open-sourced code and released developer tools, including firmware and a Linux development kit, enabling external builders to create Muse-connected AI gadgets.

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  1. Meta Open Sources Code to Let You Build Muse AI Gadgets

    Meta is expanding its artificial intelligence hardware efforts by open-sourcing code and releasing tools that allow developers to build Muse-infused gadgets. The company provides firmware and a Linux development kit under the Muse Gadgets initiative, with the goal of integrating its Muse agent into everyday appliances such as televisions and toasters. Alongside these developer tools, Meta is pushing its AI ecosystem across multiple fronts, including expanding the Muse agent to small business owners to help them run operations and find customers, while continuing its hardware rollouts with smart glasses arriving in South Africa.

    Why it matters

    The hardware push marks a broader strategy by Meta to integrate its AI agents deeply into physical devices and everyday consumer electronics. By giving away the code for free, the tech giant aims to lower barriers for third-party manufacturers to build hardware connected to its AI ecosystem. This approach runs parallel to its existing hardware lines, such as smart glasses, as the company seeks to establish a dominant presence in ambient computing.

    What is confirmed

    • Meta is open-sourcing code and providing firmware and a Linux development kit to let developers build Muse AI gadgets.
    • Meta is expanding its AI agent Muse to small businesses to help owners run their operations and find new customers.
    • Meta built 5,000 Home Link devices for subscribers, with shipping expected within weeks.

    Still unconfirmed

    • Cute AI gadgets will be the next Christmas craze.

    What to watch next

    • Commercial availability and shipping dates for third-party Muse-infused gadgets built with Meta's open-source tools.
    • Actual delivery timing for the 5,000 Home Link devices built for subscribers.
    Sources used for this update (14)
    1. techcrunch.com — Meta is expanding its AI agent Muse to small businesses
    2. TechCrunch — Meta wants your next gadget to be Muse-infused
    3. theverge.com — Meta open sources code to let you make Muse AI gadgets
    4. TechCentral — Meta’s smart glasses are officially coming to South Africa
    5. The Globe and Mail — Meta Platforms Is Making a Push Into AI Hardware. History Says Apple Investors Shouldn't Worry.
    6. Medium — The Next Christmas Craze Will Be These Cute AI Gadgets | by Jeff Hayward | Ai-Ai-OH | Oct, 2026
    7. Meta AI — Solving Open Research Problems Together
    8. vr.org — Gen 3 Costs 44,300 Rupees in India, 14,400 More Than Meta's First Pair
    9. Martin Cid Magazine — Mark Zuckerberg’s Muse Charm: “We’ve packed a lot of technology into this little guy”
    10. techcrunch.com — Meta wants your next gadget to be Muse-infused
    11. jingletree.com — Meta wants your next gadget to be Muse-infused - Jingletree
    12. www.egerin.com — Meta wants your next gadget to be Muse-infused | TechCrunch – Egerin
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