Apple’s first smart glasses could arrive next year

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Apple is planning to debut its first pair of smart glasses next year, according to a report from Bloomberg. The upcoming glasses will reportedly come with cameras, microphones, and speakers, “allowing them to analyze the external world and take requests via the Siri voice assistant,” Bloomberg says. The glasses would also be capable of taking phone calls, controlling music playback, performing live translations, and offering directions. They’ll also reportedly feature an in-house chip, though plans for incorporating augmented reality still “remain years away.” The rumor comes just one day after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced the acquisition of io, the AI hardware design company owned by former Apple designer Jony Ive. Altman and Ive plan to launch their first AI devices next year, and rumors suggest that it will be a screenless device w ... Read full article.