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Apple’s first smart glasses are coming together

Apple’s first smart glasses are coming together

Apple's smart glasses are among the worst-kept secrets in the tech world. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman says the company's first model, which will lack augmented reality features, will be announced at June's WWDC next year. They likely won't ship right away, however, with Gurman saying only that "glasses shipments would begin before the end of the year."

Key to their success will be the newly revamped Siri AI, which is adding fine-grained control over apps. By adding those features now and letting developers add support on the iPhone first, it's hoping that its smart glasses will be able to hit the ground running.

The prototypes, dubbed N50, are …

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In brief

Apple's smart glasses are among the worst-kept secrets in the tech world. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman says the company's first model, which will lack augmented reality features, will be announced at June's WWDC next year. By adding those features now and letting developers add support on the iPhone first, it's hoping that its smart glasses will be able to hit the ground running.

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