Okay, so here’s the deal. Apple, right? The tech giant we all know and sometimes love to argue about. Well, they’ve got their eyes on a new prize. Apparently, they’re cooking up a new chip for some smart glasses. I read this somewhere—pretty sure it was Bloomberg. Anyway, they’re eyeing the Ray-Ban Meta Glasses as competition. Can you imagine Tim Cook in a pair of Ray-Bans? Wild thought.
They’re dreaming up this chip using those super chill, low-energy processors like the ones in the Apple Watch. Seriously energy efficient stuff, just what you need when you don’t want battery life sucking all your joy out right in the middle of your day. And those processors? Supposedly, they’ll juggle multiple cameras. Not sure how many eyes—or lenses—are needed, but hey, more is always cooler, right?
So, the whisper is the chip’s mass production will kick off around 2026 or 2027. Kind of feels like forever and a day if you’re eager. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is the crew tasked with making this magic happen. Yeah, same folks who’ve been in Apple’s chip-making corner for a while.
Gurman, the guy reporting all this, says Apple’s toying with the idea of smart glasses that aren’t fully AR but still rely on cameras and AI. Imagine having a pair on your face while it scans your world. Kind of creepy? Or groundbreaking? Not sure. Anyway, they’re still figuring stuff out, playing the field while hoping their AI game big time improves.
Tim Cook—rumor has it—is kinda obsessed with this AR thing. It’s like his new favorite band, and he wants to beat Meta to the AR stage. It’s a whole saga of tech rivalry. And Meta’s been pretty busy themselves, with those Ray-Ban glasses that play your favorite tunes, snap pics, and let you chat hands-free. They released an update in 2023 that hit it big, so naturally, they’ve already got their sights set on the next iteration.
Thinking about future AR glasses, not just Apple but everyone’s jumping on that bandwagon. Those things could overlay digital wizardry right onto the real world. I’m talking top-tier sensors and displays, making the virtual feel part of our daily lives. So, gear up for a wave of new glasses that might just redefine how we see—or don’t see—the world.
