The cheaper headset that has been rumored for years has apparently shelved to accelerate Apple’s smart glasses project.
Most reviewers agree that Apple’s Vision Pro headset is an impressive piece of kit, but it has a number of weaknesses at present, foremost among them its weight and price. Which means there’s a great deal of interest in the lighter and cheaper version of the device which Apple is believed to be working on.
If you’re among those eagerly awaiting that product, we have bad news: it appears to have been shelved. Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman, usually a reliable analyst, claims that Apple last week announced internally that it’s moving employees off the Vision Pro redesign to prioritize its smart glasses project. Gurman cites “people with knowledge of the matter” as the source of the report.
That project encompasses not one but two sets of smart glasses. The first, which Gurman says is codenamed N50, won’t have its own display. It’ll pair with an iPhone and could be announced as soon as next year.
