Apple is expediting its plans to compete with Meta’s popular Ray-Ban smart glasses. Bloomberg reports today that Apple is now aiming to release smart glasses “at the end of next year.” Simultaneously, the company has dropped its plans to release an Apple Watch with a built-in camera.
The report says that Apple will “start producing large quantities of prototypes at the end of this year.” The glasses will reportedly have built-in cameras, microphones, and speakers so they can “analyze the external world and take requests via the Siri voice assistant.” Other features on the docket include support for taking phone calls, playing music, turn-by-turn directions, and live translation.
“One person with knowledge of the glasses said they will be similar to the Meta product but better made,” the report says.
Bloomberg had previously reported that Apple was also developing future Apple Watch models with built-in cameras. That project, however, has reportedly been shelved as of this week. Work on AirPods with built-in cameras is still ongoing.
Read the full report at Bloomberg.
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