<ul><li>Apple is reportedly planning to launch artificial intelligence smart glasses in late 2026 to compete with Meta Platforms Inc.'s Ray-Ban Meta glasses, offering features like music playback, calling, live translation, and navigation.</li><li>The smart glasses are being developed by the same unit behind the Vision Pro headset and will feature a more lightweight design, likely using a chip derived from Apple Watch series processors for better power efficiency.</li><li>Apple's smart glasses chip will be optimized for controlling multiple cameras, potentially offering more cameras or higher-resolution lenses than the Ray-Ban Meta series.</li><li>Apple engineers are accelerating work on the glasses, aiming for a late 2026 launch, though there is a possibility the project could be scrapped. Meta is also set to release an upgraded version of Ray-Ban Meta glasses in 2027 with additional display features.</li></ul>

Apple reportedly planning to launch smart glasses in late 2026

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