Meta wants your next gadget to be Muse-infused

Meta on Friday introduced Muse Gadgets, an open-source project that lets developers build their own hardware connecting to Muse, the company's personal AI agent that books travel, fills out forms, and shops on a user's behalf.

Meta is providing open-source firmware, described as the low-level software that runs a device, and a Linux software development kit, along with project ideas to get users started. Those ideas include giving Muse a color e-ink display or loading it onto a stick that plugs into a TV's HDMI port. Meta said users can set up a low-cost hobbyist computer such as a Raspberry Pi or an off-the-shelf ESP32 board and connect Muse to displays, buttons, sensors, actuators, and other items. The company has also set up a Discord channel for support.

Nat Friedman, head of product at Meta's Superintelligence Labs, said in a post on X that Meta built a gadget called Muse Home Link. The USB-C-powered device lets Muse connect to a home network and talk to smart devices on it, including speakers and smart TVs. Meta made 5,000 Home Links and is giving them away for free to Muse subscribers while supplies last, according to Friedman, who said the device would be ready to ship in a few weeks.

Separately, Meta earlier this week introduced Muse for Small Business, which is free with usage limits and connects Muse to tools including Shopify, Dropbox, and Slack. The company has also launched a business unit, Meta Enterprise Platform, to push its AI offerings to businesses and corporate customers.