At Meta Connect, Mark Zuckerberg unveiled two devices that together sketch a portrait of computing's next chapter: $1,299 VR glasses for immersive spatial experiences, and a small audio pendant called Muse Charm designed solely for conversing with AI agents. The announcement reflects a broader industry conviction that the smartphone — dominant for nearly two decades — is approaching the end of its reign as humanity's primary interface with information. Meta is not predicting one successor device, but rather an ecosystem of specialized objects, each serving a different register of human attenti