Apple Vision Glasses?

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Hey everyone, it’s Mark. Meta’s new VR Glasses are what Apple should have created for its Vision Pro line. Also: John Ternus gives Apple employees the week off for Thanksgiving; the company reaches a new agreement with Qualcomm; and a former engineer from the iPhone maker launches an iMessage AI agent. Last week in Power On: Apple’s personal hub AI strategy hints at the company’s upcoming smart home device. Power On is now exclusively for Bloomberg.com subscribers. Get the full Power On newsletter every week — plus unlimited access to every featured article and a Q&A with me — when you subscribe to the Tech Newsletter Bundle. The Starters Meta VR Glasses. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Two years ago, Apple Inc. was working on a promising headset design that could have become a successor to the Vision Pro. The idea was to offload computing functions and other components to a Mac or other device, dramatically reducing the bulkiness of the head-worn unit. With that design — code-named N107 — Apple aimed to offer much of the visual fidelity of the Vision Pro without its weight and cost. But the company ultimately scrapped the project, choosing instead to... Want to send in questions? Email me, ask on the Power On Discord, or you can always send me a tweet or DM @markgurman. News tips? I’m on Signal at markgurman.01; Telegram at GurmanMark; or ProtonMail at markgurman@protonmail.com. More from Bloomberg Get Tech In Depth and more Bloomberg Tech newsletters in your inbox: Cyber Bulletin for coverage of the shadow world of hackers and cyberespionage Game On for diving deep inside the video game business Screentime for a front-row seat to the collision of Hollywood and Silicon Valley Soundbite for reporting on podcasting, the music industry and audio trends Q&AI for answers to all your questions about AI We’re improving your newsletter experience and we’d love your feedback. If something looks off, help us fine-tune your experience by reporting it here. Follow Us You received this message because you are subscribed to Bloomberg’s Power On newsletter. If a friend forwarded you this message, sign up here to get it in your inbox. Unsubscribe Bloomberg.com Contact Us Bloomberg L.P. 731 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10022 |