Apple Shelves Vision Headset Revamp to Prioritize Meta-Like AI Glasses
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> The company had been preparing a cheaper, lighter variant of its headset -- code-named N100 -- for release in 2027. But Apple announced internally last week that it's moving staff from that project to accelerate work on glasses, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The company is working on at least two types of smart glasses. The first one, dubbed N50, will pair with an iPhone and lack its own display. Apple aims to unveil this model as soon as next year, ahead of a release in 2027, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing internal matters.
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> Apple is also working on a version with a display -- something that could challenge the just-released Meta Ray-Ban Display. The Apple version had been planned for 2028, but the company is now looking to accelerate development, the people said. [...] Apple's glasses will rely heavily on voice interaction and artificial intelligence -- two areas where it hasn't always excelled. It was slow to introduce the Apple Intelligence platform and had to delay upgrades to its Siri voice assistant.
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> The Apple glasses are expected to come in a variety of styles and run a new chip. They'll include speakers for music playback, cameras for media recording, and voice-control features that will work with a connected phone. Apple has also been exploring a suite of health-tracking capabilities for the device. The priority shift to glasses is just the latest change to the company's headset strategy following an underwhelming debut by the Vision Pro. The $3,499 product, which melds virtual and augmented reality, is seen as too heavy and expensive to be a mainstream hit. It's also short on both video content and apps. Apple executives have acknowledged the product's shortcomings in private, viewing it as an overengineered piece of technology.
[1] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-01/apple-shelves-vision-headset-revamp-to-prioritize-meta-like-ai-smart-glasses
Everyone running in the same direction (Score:3)
This is the problem with AI and other fad technologies. Eventually, everyone is running towards the cliff, all screaming that they're going to get there first and therefore, that makes them awesome.
Re: (Score:2)
That's a problem not with the technologies, but with the herd mentality of the C-class. Now that Steven Jobs has apparently not only retired, but left the Moon base for good and gone out of reach, the post-visionaries have no idea what to do next. So they read reddit and dutifully follow the fads like every other 14 year old who wants to make an impression.
this is fun, going offtopic (Score:3)
I get the impression that good ideas don't come around that often.
Having ONE good idea rarely seems to lead to any more.. "good" in this case means popular.
Apple.. hmm.. yeah, I guess they've done pretty well... Mac.. iphone... that's 2 good ideas.
Facebook...hmm... does buying instagram and whatsapp count as a good idea?
Microsoft...hmm... windows, office... xbox? does the cloud count? no, that's just follow the leader... I guess for all the abuse they deservedly get, they have 3.
No, xbox was just a cheap playstation copy. no? So MS is back to 2.
Google... search, survellance oh, there's a lucrative but not exactly popular idea... android? they kind of bought it, didn't they... well, at least it is (was?) open.
Amazon? delivery I guess. Robotics in the warehouse, but you don't see that.
Looks like 2 good products/ideas is about as good as it gets, then coast on your laurels.
I'm very skeptical when the word "innovation" gets uttered. Innovation is just throwing shit at the wall until something sticks.
Like AI/LLMs... is it innovative or just shit that didn't stick to the wall?
It's pretty clear no one knows what is going to be the next big thing.
Oh, btw, those facebook glasses are just as creepy as the google glasses, probably more creepy... and Apple wants to copy them.
Did anyone notice that those big black plastic glasses don't make Zuck look smart, but really just creepier than without them?
Creepy crap for creepy creeps.
Re: this is fun, going offtopic (Score:3)
It seems that money can make people and companies more stupid. Or maybe it just puts existing stupidity on display.
See? Apple can do shitty AI too! (Score:2)
Remember when 3D TVs were the next big thing?