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Apple Plans Glasses for 2026 as Part of AI Push, Nixes Watch With Camera

Meta’s Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses have emerged as a popular early example of an AI device.Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

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Apple Inc. is aiming to release smart glasses at the end of next year as part of a push into AI-enhanced gadgets, but it has shelved plans for a smartwatch that can analyze its surroundings with a built-in camera.

Company engineers are ramping up work on the glasses — a rival to Meta Platforms Inc.’s popular Ray-Bans — in a bid to meet the year-end 2026 target, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Apple will start producing large quantities of prototypes at the end of this year with overseas suppliers, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the products haven’t been announced.