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

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