CNet:
First came VR. Then came a wave of AR headsets that were high-priced and full of promises of wild mixed reality worlds. Apple now seems to be readying its own pair of smart glasses, at long last, seven years after Google Glass and four years after the debut of Oculus Rift. These reports have extended back for several years, including a story broken by CNET's Shara Tibken in 2018.
Apple has been in the wings all this time without any headset at all, although the company's aspirations in AR have been clear and well-telegraphed on iPhones and iPads for years. Each year, Apple's made significant strides on iOS with its AR tools.
The article dives into these topics at some depth:
Will Apple Glass succeed where Google Glass failed?
(Score: 2) by takyon on Saturday May 30 2020, @04:14PM
Apple smartglasses have been talked about for 3+ years now.
https://bgr.com/2016/11/15/augmented-reality-glasses-apple-release/ [bgr.com]
Leaks could also be their strategic method of building hype and testing reactions. They don't want to keep it secret only to get a strong GLASSHOLE pushback.
[SIG] 10/28/2017: Soylent Upgrade v14 [soylentnews.org]