Bloomberg's Mark Gurman dropped a major report recently that claimed Apple is seeking to disrupt the smart glasses industry. This would be done by relying on Apple's strengths, including the brand, design, and iPhone integration. Essentially, Apple wants to its smart glasses to break into the mainstream the same way it did with Apple Watches in 2015. 1. The Apple XR headset and smart glasses roadmap I put together about a year ago is no longer a useful reference. For now, only two smart glasses products remain visible in the roadmap.2. The major overhaul was signed off by Apple's next CEO, Joh
Kuo: Apple is scrapping Vision headsets in favor of 2 smart glasses — but there's bad news for the release dates… For now, only two smart glasses products remain visible in the roadmap.2. The major overhaul was signed off by Apple's next CEO, John Ternus. This shift actually… https://t.co/nuqahpVnVQ June 3, 2026 The more fashionable display-less AI glasses are supposed to launch in 2027. …
… At Google I/O in May, the Mountain View giant and its partners revealed new looks at three different smart glasses. That includes new looks at the Xreal Project Aura AR glasses . We also saw Samsung's 'Intelligent Eyeware' glasses that are supposed to launch this fall. …
… Samsung's smart glasses Samsung confirmed that it's take on Ray-Ban Meta -style smart glasses would launch this year during an earnings call in January . The company teased its glasses again during its Q2 earnings call at the end of April. …
… Much like the AI Camera pair, the audio glasses also use multiple AI models to help with noise cancellation and live transcription; however, they lack camera lenses and focus solely on audio specs. Again, these smart glasses have yet to receive a launch date or pricing at this point. …
… However, smart glasses' cameras are much less capable than those on smart phones, so I know I'm making a bit of a tradeoff. …
Earlier today at AWE 2026, Snap's CEO Evan Spiegel introduced the new Specs augmented reality smart glasses. Unlike most AR smart glasses, the Specs aren't tethered to a compute puck, like Xreal Auras , or have a limited feature set like the Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses. …
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… More from Tom's Guide I lived in the Viture Beast for 10,000 miles, and it just ruined other AR glasses for me I just tested Xreal’s Android XR glasses, and they are an early glimpse of my dream future smart glasses I switched my Ray-Ban Metas for L’Atitude 52°N for a month, and while there’s cool …
… Nothing has been confirmed yet on Google's smart glasses pricing — nor do we know the specific launch date only that they're coming this year . …
… More from Tom's Guide I lived in the Viture Beast for 10,000 miles, and it just ruined other AR glasses for me I flew over 10,000 miles with Asus ROG Xreal R1 smart glasses — here are 2 things I love about them and 3 I don’t I tested Google’s “Intelligent Eyewear,” and found the smart glasses that …