Apple targets WWDC 2027 for smart glasses but is still deciding on the camera question
Apple is reportedly targeting a 2027 launch for its first smart glasses, with internal teams debating the inclusion of a camera due to privacy concerns. The company is exploring options ranging from camera-less designs to systems that only process visual data for AI tools.
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Apple's approach to privacy in wearable technology could set industry standards and influence consumer adoption of smart glasses.
TL;DRApple is aiming for a WWDC 2027 smart glasses unveil and is debating whether to include a camera amid the privacy backlash Meta created
Apple is currently aiming to unveil its first smart glasses at next June’s Worldwide Developers Conference, with a consumer release by the end of 2027, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. But the company’s engineering and marketing teams are still wrestling with a question that will define the product: whether its glasses should include a camera at all. The teams developing the device, code-named N50, within Apple’s Vision hardware group see privacy as the top priority, Gurman reported on Saturday.
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