Apple Reportedly Working on Smart Glasses to Compete with Ray-Ban Meta Glasses

I’m not going to lie—this whole smart glasses thing is kind of blowing my mind. I mean, Apple’s diving into the game, and I just read somewhere it’s like they’re challenging Ray-Ban Meta Glasses to a duel. Or something like that. We’ve got Mark Gurman from Bloomberg spilling the beans about Apple crafting some fancy new chip. It’s apparently going to power these glasses, and it’s inspired by those low-energy processors in Apple Watches. Man, those watches are tiny yet mighty, right? It’s like Apple’s squeezing everything out of them to run, like, a bajillion cameras. Or maybe just a few—I got carried away.

Oh, what was I saying? Right, so production is supposedly kicking off in 2026 or 2027. That’s like… ages away. And who’s gonna be playing mad scientist in the lab, you ask? Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., a name that’s a mouthful but folks in the biz know they’re the real deal.

And here’s where it gets weirder: these aren’t just your average AR glasses. Nah, Apple’s got this wacky idea of using cameras to scan stuff around you and then relying on AI to make it all magic. It’s like they want to outdo their classmates in some high-tech showdown. Gurman’s got the scoop that Apple needs to turbocharge its AI before it even thinks about unleashing this beast of a device on us.

Tim Cook—good ol’ Tim—apparently is all about edging out Meta in this augmented reality race. Like it’s his life mission now. Does he dream of beating Meta? Maybe. I picture him like a modern-day gladiator, but with glasses instead of swords. Or something.

Anyway—wait, what was I on about? Oh yeah, so Meta’s glasses can snap pictures, rock out some tunes, make calls, and even have a chat with you through a voice assistant. The 2023 version seems like it’s making waves, and they’re already cooking up the next-gen model with a single head-up display. Basically, the stuff of sci-fi dreams.

But these glasses from Apple, Google, you name it—they’re aiming higher. It’s not just about making calls or taking selfies. They want to merge the digital with our real world. Imagine digital stuff just floating in front of your eyes. It’s wild. You’re going to need some next-level tech—sensors, displays, processors, the works—just to make this happen 24/7.

And now, I’m just kind of stuck here wondering what life’s going to look like when we’re all walking around with these things. Bonkers, right?