Technological competition of smart glasses is ongoing, Apple/Meta is to lead the industry upgrade

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It is understood that Apple (AAPL) has officially released the VisionOS 2.3.1 system, which is a small version update to the VisionOS 2 operating system launched in September last year.

It is worth noting that VisionOS 2.3.1 was quickly launched two weeks after the release of VisionOS 2.3. In addition, according to the official instructions released by Apple, the VisionOS 2.3 version mainly includes security updates. In order to ensure the safety of device use, Apple recommends that all users update the software as soon as possible.

Xiaomi AI glasses are coming soon
At the same time, with the concentrated outbreak of AI glasses in 2025, “Xiaomi” is undoubtedly the most eye-catching one. According to the news, Xiaomi AI glasses will be released soon, and there will be some innovations in some designs of the glasses to enhance the battery life of AI glasses. This strategy basically continues Xiaomi’s original “extreme cost-effective” 3C product gene, and also directly targets Ray-Ban Meta in terms of product strength.

In fact, Xiaomi, like Meta, has long been laying out AR technology for the next-generation computing platform. As early as 2021, Xiaomi released a concept product of AR glasses with Micro-LED + diffraction optical waveguide; in 2023, Xiaomi also officially announced the Xiaomi wireless AR glasses exploration version, based on Micro-OLED + free-form surface optics.

From the perspective of technical maturity, the AR glasses products released by Xiaomi in the past few years have a high degree of landing. From the perspective of market trends, the current consumer electronics field has a surge in demand for lightweight, portable and efficient AI devices. AI glasses, with their initial exploration in voice interaction and first-person vision, just fit this development direction, laying the foundation for user cognition and technology application for the glasses market with more complete functions and more advanced experience.

One thing to note is that according to previous reports by the Financial Times and other media, Meta (META) plans to launch its first AR glasses product equipped with a waveguide screen this year. The glasses are code-named Hypernova, which can display notifications, output AI text, and act as a photo viewfinder. It is reported that the glasses will cost about $1,000 and may come with an EMG wristband.

WIMI is ready to go
At present, smart glasses are flourishing, and the future market space has great potential. According to data, WiMi Hologram Cloud Inc. (NASDAQ: WIMI), the first holographic AR stock, has comprehensively and deeply laid out the AR smart glasses market with its deep technical accumulation and outstanding innovation capabilities in the holographic and AR fields, and is determined to become a leader in this field.

In fact, WIMI continues to enrich the ecological layout in the AR field and has created a lot of value in various scenarios. For AR smart glasses, rich content and applications are the key to attracting users. Therefore, WIMI actively cooperates with various content developers and application service providers to build a diversified content ecosystem. For example, in the field of education, a series of teaching content based on AR technology has been developed, allowing students to get a more vivid and intuitive learning experience through AR smart glasses.

Looking into the future, with the enrichment of product forms and the continuous decline in costs, smart glasses are expected to become the next consumer electronic terminal with a shipment volume of over 100 million. The potential market size in the future is huge. WIMI will occupy a larger share in the smart glasses market through strong underlying technical support, rich content ecosystem construction, personalized product design, and extensive market promotion and layout, leading virtual technology into all aspects of people’s lives and creating a new era of intelligence.

Ending
When you really put on smart glasses and start a wonderful journey, you will find that it brings not only functional convenience, but also a new way of understanding life. In this process, technology companies should increase R&D investment, optimize product performance and experience, developers may wish to use their creativity to develop more practical and interesting applications, and as consumers, they may wish to accept and support this emerging technology with an open mind and jointly realize the beautiful vision of technology improving life.

Eric Lee

Eric Lee

Eric Lee is a speaker, business advisor, and authority in financial field.In his diverse and accomplished career, he has been traintee in a small company at the high school and college levels, worked as an economic analysist in a listed company , and worked in management as a VP at the corporate level, overseeing agencies throughout North America.