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Exploded view of the camera module built into the corner of a Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses frame

Apple considered camera-free smart glasses ahead of a planned WWDC 2027 debut

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports Apple is aiming for a WWDC 2027 reveal of its first smart glasses, with privacy features and even a camera-free build under discussion.

A person wearing a pair of consumer augmented reality smart glasses

Hardware·2 months ago

Snap's $2,195 Specs are real standalone AR glasses almost no one can afford

Snap shipped Specs, standalone AR glasses that Evan Spiegel calls the next computer. The hardware is real; the $2,195 price is the problem, and the stock fell.

The Oura Ring 5 shown in multiple metal finishes against a neutral background

Hardware·2 months ago

Oura shrank the Ring 5 by 40% and raised the price $50 to $399

Oura's Ring 5 is 40% smaller than the Ring 4, adds live workout tracking and an AI Advisor, and costs $50 more. Here's what's new and whether it's worth it.

Hardware·3 months ago

Google and Samsung set Fall 2026 for Android XR glasses. Gentle Monster and Warby Parker are doing the frames.

The Android Show confirmed Fall 2026 for Google and Samsung's first AR glasses, plus three new features for the Galaxy XR headset that launched in October.

Apple AirPods Pro shown in their charging case, the current generation design that the camera-equipped model will build on

Apple·3 months ago

Apple delayed its camera AirPods because Siri wasn't ready. Gurman says they're back in late testing.

Bloomberg reports Apple's infrared-camera AirPods have reached advanced testing. The earbuds feed visual context to Siri but can't take photos or video.

Concept rendering of Apple smart glasses

Apple·4 months ago

Apple's smart glasses are up to four frame styles in testing, Gurman reports

Mark Gurman's Sunday newsletter says Apple is testing at least four acetate frame styles for its N50 smart glasses, plus three colors and a vertical camera array.