New Delhi: Apple has recently reported that it is working on a pair of smart glasses with features similar to the Ray-Ban Meta glasses and the Oakley Meta glasses. According to some sources, these glasses, potentially branded as Apple Glasses, could be announced as early as next year, and they might include built-in cameras, speakers, health tracking features and more. They are also expected to run a customised version of visionOS, while integrating Apple Intelligence features and an upgraded, AI-driven Siri for hands-free control and contextual tasks.
The reports also suggested that the surfaces at the time when Meta and Google are accelerating their push into the smart-glasses and AI-glasses segment. Earlier this year, Meta came out with its Ray-Ban Display glasses by featuring in-lens displays, while Google announced at the Android Show XR Edition that it has partnered with Warby Parker and Gentle Monster to create two styles of AI glasses, one with and one without a built-in display. Apple’s first smart glasses product could be powered by an S-series Apple Silicon chip, similar to the processors used in the Apple Watch models.
This chip is expected to focus on power efficiency, while managing the onboard cameras, sensors and speakers integrated into the frame. Much like the Apple Watch, these Apple Glasses are expected to work in tandem with an iPhone, offloading more demanding processing tasks to the paired device. This would enable features similar to the iPhone’s Visual Intelligence system, where the glasses’ built-in cameras could identify objects, fetch information or offer suggestions based on whatever the user is looking at. Built-in microphones and speakers are also expected to play a significant role. These components will likely support interactions with the upgraded Siri model set to arrive next year, which is reported to deliver more contextual responses, chain multiple actions together across the applications and interpret on-screen or real-world visual inputs. While the glasses may be able to output audio through onboard speakers, they are also expected to work with the AirPods.
