Apple pauses development of cheaper Vision Pro headset to redirect resources toward smart glasses rivaling Meta’s successful Ray-Ban products.
The tech giant plans two glasses models: one pairing with iPhone launching 2027, another with built-in display accelerated from 2028.
Vision Pro’s $3,499 price tag and weight issues have limited mainstream adoption, prompting Apple’s strategic pivot toward wearable technology.
Apple Inc. has hit pause on a planned overhaul to its Vision Pro headset to redirect resources toward a more urgent effort: developing smart glasses that can rival products from Meta Platforms Inc.
The company had been preparing a cheaper, lighter variant of its headset — code-named N100 — for release in 2027. But Apple announced internally last week that it’s moving staff