Apple Glasses, revisited: what’s known in the middle of 2025
In his July post “Personal Superintelligence,” Mark Zuckerberg made it clear that, first off, Meta Platforms aims to make AI available to everyone, and secondly, he sees glasses as the carrier of this AI.
As we are pointing out in the piece “Personal AI assistants: visions by Meta and OpenAI” published to the Windows part of Informer, Mr. Zuckerberg is not the only person who believes in this form, regardless of the failed discontinued Google Glass project. Sam Altman of OpenAI also thinks that eyewear is a perfect match for a personal AI assistant, and his company is also working on both the software and hardware components of the product.
Apple, as we have highlighted several times, does not have a habit of pioneering cutting-edge technology. For example, they weren’t the first to give the world touchscreen smartphones. Rather, the Cupertino company excels in raising the bar as high as possible and commercially feasible. Apple Glasses are still a product under wraps, if they exist at all; we’ve written about them previously, but now, in the light of Zuckerberg’s revelations, it is time to revisit the subject.
Apple Glasses: the scoop for August, 2025
- There are rumors that the consumer-ready prototype of Apple Glasses may be made available to the public in 2026, which makes 2027 the likely year of the beginning of mass production.
- Some experts believe Apple will release a cheaper Apple Vision Pro-like mixed reality headset ahead of AI glasses, since they are a more challenging design task. Thus, the real Apple Glasses with broader AR/MR capabilities could be expected in 2030 or later.
- As for the looks, Apple will likely opt for something regular and no-frills: a lightweight plastic frame packed with cameras, microphones, and earbuds. The arms will probably be swappable to extend the range of use cases.
- The AI is expected to be context-aware and capable of translating on the fly, recognizing objects and suggesting some actions, keeping tabs on the surrounding environment.
- The silicon will likely be designed in-house, which, among other things, ensures proper integration of glasses into the ecosystem and superb utilization by the tailored version of visionOS.
- The cameras will probably be removable to accommodate privacy concerns.
- As for the price, there is an opinion that Apple Glasses may be positioned as a sort of alternative to the Vision Pro headset, and cost around $1,000. Advanced models with additional bells and whistles may be up to twice as expensive, but still cheaper than Vision Pro.
In a more Apple-ish manner, the company has filed some patent applications that suggest some unique features, like something very similar to immersive Google Street View, depth sensors for better night vision, and tracking of items held by the wearer.
As you can see, some information about the project is available to the public, and yet Apple has not formally confirmed a launch date or detailed specs thus far.
Stay tuned for updates if this subject interests you; we are monitoring the situation and will report when anything noteworthy occurs.
