Apple likely to launch smart Meta-like smart glasses, AirPods with cameras in 2027: Report

Apple unveiled its mixed-reality heset, Apple Vision Pro, at WWDC in 2023 and device became available in select markets globally earlier this year. Now, a new report says that company is reportedly developing a second-generation Vision Pro heset that could arrive sometime in 2026. report also suggests that company could launch Meta's Ray-Ban-like smart glasses sometime in 2027.

In his weekly Power On newsletter, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman says that Apple 's Vision Products Group is working on develop at least four new devices powered by Apple Intelligence. first device of lot is expected to be Meta's Ray-Bans-like smart glasses, which would arrive sometime in 2027. se smart glasses, just like Meta's smart glasses will enable users to capture images, listen to music and get information from Apple Intelligence.

company is also expected to launch AirPods with cameras in 2027. Older reports suggest that AirPods with cameras will use external cameras and artificial intelligence or Apple Intelligence to understand surrounding environment and provide users with relevant information.

third device that Apple is reportedly developing is a low-end Vision Pro like mixed-reality heset that is likely to arrive in 2025. This device is expected to be priced around $2,000 (Rs 1,68,800 approximately) and use a slightly 'inferior processor along with cheaper materials'. According to Gurman, this low-end device is likely to miss out on Vision Pro's EyeSight feature that shows a user's eyes on front of Apple Vision Pro and lets nearby people know when y are using apps and when y are fully immersed in an experience.

Lastly, company is also working on second-generation Vision Pro. This high-end mixed reality heset is likely to get more vanced Apple Intelligence features along with a faster chipset and is likely to arrive sometime in 2026. That said, Apple is yet to confirm any of se reports yet and it remains to be seen what new devices it plans to launch in future.