Apple halts Vision Pro overhaul to focus on AI glasses, Bloomberg News reports


A logo is displayed on the day Apple's Vision Pro headset goes on sale for the first time in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 2, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake

(Reuters) -Apple has halted a planned overhaul of its Vision Pro mixed-reality headset to shift resources to smart glasses that would rival products from Meta Platforms, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

The iPhone maker had been preparing a cheaper, lighter variant of its headset, code-named N100, for release in 2027, Bloomberg said. But the company told staff internally last week that it is reallocating employees from that project to accelerate work on glasses.

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