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- Apple was reportedly working on AR glasses powered by a Mac computer.
- The company wanted the glasses to work with an iPhone, but the smartphone lacked the necessary processing power.
- The project was scrapped last week after it failed to meet executives’ expectations.
Back in October, it was reported that Apple’s Vision Products Group was working on “at least” four new products. One of these products was said to be a Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses competitor, and another was reportedly AirPods with a camera built in. A new report says that Mac-powered augmented reality (AR) glasses were also among those projects, but it has now been canceled.
According to Bloomberg, Apple was developing AR glasses that would rely on a Mac computer for its processing. To no one’s surprise, it’s said the tech giant originally wanted the glasses to work with the iPhone, but the smartphone didn’t have the necessary processing power for the device’s features. It also proved to be a massive drain on the iPhone’s battery.