Apple is Allegedly Developing Smart Glasses to Compete with Ray-Ban Meta Glasses

Apple’s working on something big. Well, maybe not that big, but you know, exciting—smart glasses! Seems like they want to take on Ray-Ban Meta Glasses, according to a Bloomberg report. Mark Gurman says Apple’s cooking up a new chip, inspired by those low-energy ones in Apple Watches. Makes sense, right? Keeps things efficient while juggling a bunch of cameras.

So, these chips might start rolling off production lines around 2026, or maybe 2027. Feels like forever, doesn’t it? Taiwan Semiconductor, Apple’s usual chip buddy, will probably take care of the production. It’s like they’ve found their groove together.

Gurman mentions something about Apple exploring glasses that use cameras to scan the environment. AI is supposed to lend a hand here. Maybe make it like the Meta glasses? But Apple seems like they’re still in the “figuring it out” phase. They need their AI game to level up first—like, way up.

And here’s Tim Cook, apparently with a one-track mind. Bloomberg says he’s laser-focused on beating Meta with these AR glasses. Not just smart glasses, no, we’re talking full-blown augmented reality. Sounds like a marathon, not a sprint, huh?

Oh, and those Meta Ray-Ban Glasses, they are kinda cool. Take pics, make calls, chat with a voice assistant—just launched a new version in 2023. And get this, Meta’s already gearing up for a next-gen release with a heads-up display. Busy bees, aren’t they?

Meanwhile, Apple and the others, like Google and Meta, aim for AR glasses that really mix the digital with the real world. More like a sci-fi movie than reality, if you ask me. Think layers of digital info on what you’re seeing, needing all sorts of advanced tech—sensors, displays, batteries—basically a mobile computer on your face. Sounds like a recipe for tech headaches, but maybe also pretty amazing. Who knows?