Apple's smart glasses will launch in late 2026 or early 2027 according to a report, but the initial Apple Glass release will be taking on Meta's Ray-Bans instead of being
Apple's smart glasses will launch in late 2026 or early 2027 according to a report, but the initial Apple Glass release will be taking on Meta's Ray-Bans instead of being the full augmented reality experience.

Two pairs of sunglasses float against a gradient background, featuring one white-framed pair and one black-framed pair.
Optimistic renders of what Apple Glass could look like - Image Credit: AppleInsider

Apple Glass has long been believed to be Apple's next major step in head-mounted computing. While the ambition is to introduce spectacles with augmented reality elements, the first version to actually ship will be much simpler, and not that far into the future.

In Sunday's "Power On" newsletter for Bloomberg, Mark Gurman discusses Apple's attempts to create smart glasses. He believes that Apple will enter the market in the next 12 to 16 months, which would be in line or after the fall release schedule for 2026.


Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible


Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

original link


You may also be interested in this

UnifyDrive UT2 portable N…

A battery powered and portable network attached storage device sounds like an excellent idea, but in early access the UnifyDrive UT2 has a few too many limitations to recommend it

Apple Confirms Government…

Unidentified governments are surveilling smartphone users by tracking push notifications that move through Google's and Apple's servers, a US senator warned on Wednesday (via Reuters). In a letter to the

Apple wins U.S. appeal ov…

On Wednesday, a U.S. federal appeals court dismissed claims from Apple customers alleging the company provided less iCloud storage than promised in paid upgrades. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of

The Action button has mad…

Macworld The Action button that replaced the mute switch on the iPhone 15 Pro has opened up a new level of functionality, allowing users to instantly access shortcuts and apps

Early Geekbench scores sh…

Supposed scores for the M4 Pro chipset have shown up on Geekbench, and it easily outperforms the Mac Pro with M2 Ultra in single- and multi-core scores.M4 Pro benchmarks show

Leaked schematics ‘confir…

Macworld Yet more evidence has emerged suggesting that Apple plans to switch this year from a diagonal to a vertical configuration for the rear-facing cameras on its non-Pro iPhones. Apple

Apple Previews New Store …

Apple today shared photos of its upcoming store at MixC Hefei in China, revealing a new design element that could expand to other locations in the future. Specifically, the store

Dystopian Apple TV+ serie…

The Reelgood Top Streaming Chart for the week of June 1st shows the dystopian Apple TV+ series “Silo” at No.1. Additionally, post its season (series?) finale, the hit Apple TV+
X

A whimsical homage to the days in black and white, celebrating the magic of Mac OS. Dress up your blog with retro, chunky-grade pixellated graphics to evoke some serious computer nostalgia. Supports a custom menu, custom header image, custom background, two footer widget areas, and a full-width page template. I updated Stuart Brown's 2011 masterpiece to meet the needs of the times, made it responsive , got dark mode, custom search widget and more.You can download it from tigaman.com, where you can also find more useful code snippets and plugins to get even more out of wordpress.