Apple Vision Pro

Apple has reportedly back-burned its expensive, heavy Vision Pro headset in favor of two different smart glasses. Supply chain analysts have claimed the Meta Ray-Ban-esque Apple Glasses will launch in 2027, while an XR version might debut in 2028 or 2029. "I expect Apple to be a player in AI wearables one way or another," Greengart told Tom's Guide. Everyone I spoke with agreed that Apple Glasses seem to be the next step; it's just unclear what direction Apple wants to take them. Though any glasses will likely be more consumer-friendly and cheaper than the Vision Pro. If Apple gets glasses cor

Blindly looking at numbers and for connected products doesn't help much in this case. There's not much to go on here, but we can make some assumptions. First, we know that the A3456 and A3457 are bookended by World Travel Adapter Kits (A3455 and A3458). It's not entirely a bad idea to assume Apple would put some form of accessory into that gap, or that it belongs to unreported variants of that kit. The long ranges of identifiers also point to variants of a product, which is typical of Apple to do. For the longer set from A3436 to A3441, one side extends to become the 15-inch MacBook Air, but t

In 1985, Jean-Louis Gasse wrote that "in five years or less, computers will probably be capable of recognizing handwriting." Today, Gassee is a businessman turned writer who was long best known for his witty "Monday Note" blog but in 1985 he was Apple's senior vice president of research and development. In his 2023 biography, "Grateful Geek," Gassee says it was when disaffected Apple engineer Steve Sakoman wanted to quit in 1987, that Newton began. Sakoman wanted to escape Apple's politics, return to product creation, and work on his idea for a device with handwriting recognition. "I should ha