Apple Advances Smart Glasses Project With Custom Chip Innovation

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Reports indicate that Apple is developing bespoke chip designs intended specifically for its upcoming smart glasses. The new processor—evolved from the Apple Watch’s low-power chips—aims to boost both power efficiency and performance, pushing the tech giant further into the augmented reality space.

winbuzzer.com / Apple is Working on New Chips for AI Servers, Macs, Smart Glasses

Apple is reportedly developing a new generation of custom chips for AI servers (Project Baltra), future Macs (M5, M6, M7, Sotra), and its first smart glasses, signaling a major expansion of its in-house silicon strategy to power upcoming intelligent devices and services. The post Apple is Working…

techcrunch.com / Apple said to be developing new chips for smart glasses, Macs, and more

Apple is reportedly developing new chips to drive smart glasses similar to Meta’s Ray-Ban Meta as well as more powerful Macs and AI servers. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman notes that one of the chips is inspired by the Apple Watch’s low-power processors. Apple aims to put these chips into mass production…

engadget.com / Apple's smart glasses project may use the same chips from the Watch

Apple is developing a chip for smart glasses, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, and it's based on the chip used for the Apple Watch. The company's silicon group has reportedly removed some components from the chip used for the Watch to improve its power efficiency. In addition, the group has…

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