In the latest edition of his Power On newsletter, knowledgeable Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman claims that Apple recently commenced focus-group research to explore its options in the smart glasses market,

The speculation surrounding Apple's potential move into smart glasses is growing. The company reportedly is working with employees internally to learn more about smart glasses currently on the market,

Apple is surveying its employees about smart glasses as it continues to consider releasing its own version of Meta's Ray-Ban glasses,

Apple is reportedly gathering feedback from its employees on existing third-party smart glasses to potentially release its own version.

Apple is secretly exploring the smart glasses market, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. The company has reportedly signed up employees to participate in focus groups evaluating current models from competitors like Snap Inc.

However, according to the report, it may still take years before Apple’s smart glasses are ready for launch, maybe not until 2027. In the meantime, Apple is developing both a less expensive version of the Vision Pro and a second-generation model with improved performance.

Bloomberg predicts that the Apple Vision Pro 2 may outwardly look very similar, but have a new and improved M5 processor under the hood.

The Apple Vision Pro 2 is expected to get Apple's M5 chip as compared to the M2 in the original Vision Pro. This will help for augmented reality (AR) features