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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:

• Normal glasses, first, with a normal name
• Lower cost than you'd think?
• iPhone-powered
• A world of QR codes, and maybe location-aware objects
• Apple's newest iPad has the sensor tech it needs
• How bleeding-edge will the visuals be?
• Look to AirPods for ease of use -- and audio augmented reality
• Apple Watch and AirPods could be great Glass companions
• Could Qualcomm and Apple's reconciliation also be about XR?
• Expect the iPhone to support other VR and AR, too
• Launch date: Still could be a year away

Will Apple Glass succeed where Google Glass failed?

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