Apple Smart Glasses 41a1q AirPods With Cameras May Launch in 2027, Affordable Vision Pro in Pipeline: Mark Gurman

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Written by Siddharth Suvarna | Updated: 14 October 2024 11:51 IST

Apple Smart Glasses, AirPods With Cameras May Launch in 2027, Affordable Vision Pro in Pipeline: Mark Gurman

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Apple Vision Pro was announced in June at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2023

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Apple eyes to make more products that use the Vision Pro’s technology
Apple Vision Pro's price starts at $3,499 (roughly Rs. 2,90,000)
The affordable Vision headset will not include the EyeSight feature

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Meta. The Cupertino-based company is reportedly considering introducing a Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses rival in 2027. It could also launch a pair of AirPods with cameras.

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In the latest edition of his Review). Alongside the glasses, the team reportedly eyes to bring out AirPods with cameras.

The report notes that Apple is attempting to salvage the billions of dollars spent on the Vision Pro's visual intelligence technology. Apple is aiming to bring Vision Pro's ability to detect the environment around a and supply useful data to more products. These have also been rumoured in the past.

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Further, Gurman states that Apple will launch a lower-end version of the Vision headset as early as next year with a price tag of around $2,000 (roughly Rs. 1,68,000). It is expected to run on a less powerful processor and could be made of cheaper materials. The original Apple Vision Pro's price starts at $3,499 (roughly Rs. 2,90,000) and is available in 256GB, 512GB and 1TB storage configurations.

This affordable Vision headset will not include the EyeSight feature. The second-generation Vision Pro equipped with a faster chip will reportedly arrive in 2026. With the lower price, Apple is expecting unit sales of the new device to be at least double compared to the Vision Pro.

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Apple's Vision Pro was announced in June 2023 at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). The headset runs on the visionOS operating system and s both augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technologies. It is currently up for sale in various countries including the US, China, Europe, and Japan. It runs on Apple's M2 processor and an R1 chip.

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