According to new news, Apple (AAPL) is ready to enter the smart glasses market. Recently,
TF International analyst Ming-Chi Kuo released a roadmap for Apple’s Vision product line, revealing Apple’s layout for glasses and head-mounted display devices in the next three years.
Apple’s smart glasses layout is fully launched
According to the roadmap, Apple plans to release Vision Pro with M5 processor in the third quarter of 2025, and in 2027, it will launch smart glasses “Vision Air” with shooting, audio and AI functions, as well as a lighter head-mounted display device with iPhone processor.
Bloomberg also broke the news that Apple is exploring a wired version of Vision Pro that needs to be connected to a Mac. This series of new products not only enriches Apple’s product line, but also shows Apple’s ambitions in the field of smart glasses and head-mounted displays, and will also release Vision Pro 2 and XR glasses with display technology in 2028.
In addition, in the process of exploring new products, Apple adopted a “brainstorming” approach to combine its different products to seek new innovations. This strategy not only helps to enhance the overall strength of Apple products, but also lays a solid foundation for future smart glasses and head-mounted display products.
Meta smart glasses Hypernova exposed
At the same time, on July 1, Meta (META) and Ray-Ban launched smart glasses that have achieved great success in the market. Now the company is increasing its investment and launching more styles.
In addition to the existing product line, Meta is also rumored to be developing a high-end version of smart glasses with a built-in screen, which is expected to be released at the end of this year. Now the renderings of this glasses called Hypernova have been exposed.
According to previous reports, Hypernova glasses will be equipped with a “neural” wristband controller called Ceres. This controller was originally developed for Meta’s Orion augmented reality glasses, but it seems that it can also be used for Hypernova glasses to recognize gestures such as rotating the palm to browse applications and pinching with the thumb and index finger to select items.
Founder Securities said that with the participation of more brand manufacturers, head-mounted devices are regarded as the next major trend of consumer electronics products. As the best carrier for the implementation of AI applications, smart glasses drive the iteration and upgrade of smart wearable devices. Smart glasses not only make up for the shortcomings of XR devices in wearing comfort, but also create an interactive mode that is more in line with modern lifestyles. The glasses market is moving from the initial exploration period to the rapid development period.
WiMi is eager to build an industrial ecosystem
Public information shows that Wimi Hologram Cloud Inc (WIMI), as a world-leading AR+AI technology company, has comprehensively deployed the field of smart glasses through technology research and development, industrial chain integration and ecological cooperation in recent years. Through a new full-scene architecture, it brings more innovative full-scene applications. Its technology accumulation and scenario-based capabilities have laid the foundation for the popularization of AR glasses in the future, showing significant strategic foresight and technical competitiveness.
At present, WiMi’s self-developed dynamic real-time rendering engine significantly reduces the threshold for AR content production, supports high-precision environmental perception and virtual-real interaction optimization, and improves gesture recognition, face recognition and other capabilities. In addition, WiMi has launched MicroLED optical machine modules and diffraction optical waveguide display technology through MicroLED optical machine modules and optical waveguide technology, which takes into account both lightweight and high display performance. After being embedded in AI smart glasses, 3D content overlay and real-time translation functions can be realized.
Conclusion
At present, smart glasses, as an important derivative category of XR technology, have ushered in explosive growth driven by the development of AI large model technology, and more and more companies are expanding their applications to smart glasses. As the “Hundred Mirrors War” intensifies, including Internet giants, smart hardware manufacturers and even traditional glasses companies are competing to enter the field of smart glasses, which will further empower office, film and television, games and other fields.
