As Eddy Cue, Apple manager, said and reported in the last hours, the Cupertino company is aware that the future in the medium and long term goes through products assisted by artificial intelligence. That is why Apple engineers have been working on augmented reality glasses for years and it seems that they are finally ready.
Tim Cook's boys prepare to break into a land that had so far been dominated by competition, such as Smart glasses. However, according to a recent Bloomberg report, the American company is working on its own chip specifically for future Smart Glasses.
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This product will be focused on compete directly with the Ray-Ban Metathe leading device of this segment. Although Apple's project is still developing, the details that have been revealed draw a very promising and surprising panorama. We tell you everything you need to know in this article.
The chip in question would be based on the architecture of the Apple Watch processors, which already gives apple approach clues: energy efficiency, compact size and ability to manage Advanced sensors. But it is not a simple adaptation. According to leaks, Apple has eliminated some unnecessary components and redesigned the chip to be able to control multiple camerassomething key to the type of experience that is expected of smart glasses, both with assisted functions and augmented reality.
The idea is to start mass production of this chip between late 2026 and early 2027, so the glasses could reach stores during that same period. It is a long -term race, but very measured, and since Apple does not usually take false steps, and everything indicates that it will not launch the product until it is completely polished. In fact, the dual approach is part of the strategy. According to the same report, Apple would not only be developing a model with augmented reality capabilities, but also a simpler versionwithout AR, that would focus on offering video recording, voice control, music reproduction and synchronization with the iPhone.
It is evident that Apple has taken this segment very seriously after observing the Meta movementswhose Orion model has generated expectations, although it has not yet reached the market. Meta plans to launch the public a second generation of their glasses in 2027, which places both companies in direct competition for dominating this new technological front.
In addition, Apple's work in this area is not limited only to glasses. The company would also be developing Custom chips For future versions of Apple Watch and Airpods, with the aim of providing them with more intelligence, image processing capacity and possibly, functions related to artificial intelligence. All this is part of an ambitious plan that also includes new m -family chips for computers and servers aimed at executing the cloud tasks.
It remains to be seen if Apple manages to meet the deadlines and if these glasses really exceed functionality and design to the goal proposals or other brands such as SNAP or Xiaomi, which have also tried luck in this market. But the truth is that, if Apple has demonstrated something in the past, it is its ability to be late but do better than anyone. And if the chip is up to the birth of a New star product.
