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

So, picture this: Apple, the folks who brought us the tiny wrist computers — Apple Watches — are now tinkering with the idea of, wait for it, smart glasses. Yeah, you heard that right. They wanna give Ray-Ban Meta Glasses a run for their money. Why? Uh, because they can, I guess. Or maybe Tim Cook just really likes glasses?

Apparently, this mad scientist project involves using low-energy processors. You know, those little chips that don’t suck your watch battery dry? Apple’s slapping those into glasses. Makes you wonder if they’ll have tiny propellers to keep them cool or something. Anyway — no, hold on — they’re optimizing these for efficiency and multiple cameras. Cameras on your face. Sounds wild, right?

The buzz is, they’ll start making these things by late 2026 or maybe 2027, depending on how long the coffee runs last at Apple HQ. And Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC for short, but that’s not nearly as fun to say) is in charge of this. They’re like the chip people. If chips were little soldiers, TSMC would be their general. Or something like that.

So, there’s this Gurman dude from Bloomberg who says Apple hasn’t quite figured out what their glasses want to be when they grow up. Like, they’re considering non-AR versions that use cameras to scan everything around you. Feels a bit creepy? Maybe. I mean, just imagine having these glasses that are smarter than you. They see everything. AI will assist you. But no pressure, right?

Oh, Tim Cook! Yeah, he’s all about beating Meta at this AR game. You know, those augmented reality glasses that make your boring surroundings pop with digital doodads. It’s a long game, years in the making. Just imagine Apple beating Meta because Cook forgot to take his rivalry chill pill — I kid, I kid.

Anyway, these fancy-schmancy glasses promise to do all that jazz and maybe more. Ray-Ban Meta Glasses are already snapping pics, playing tunes, and taking calls. A trendy voice assistant whispering in your ear, setting reminders so you don’t forget the milk. Meta’s gearing up for the next version, tossing in a heads-up display. Like a tiny invisible screen, right in your line of sight.

But Apple, Google, Meta… they’re dreaming bigger. AR glasses, the real-deal futuristic shades, are aiming to splash digital images into your real-world vision like a high-tech magic trick. To pull it off, they need all the advanced doodads — sensors, processors, batteries that last longer than a mayfly’s memory, and cool-down tech so your face doesn’t overheat at the beach.

And there it is, the wild ride into the future of eyewear. Who’d have thought we’d want screens on our faces? Anyway, here’s hoping it’s as fun as it sounds.