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by davee5 2188 days ago
Apple has been working on glasses at least since 2006 and perhaps earlier, far longer than this article indicates. Perhaps there's not continuity in these projects, but I suspect an R&D team or two has been working on this for over a decade. Whether or not you still believe it, Apple generally releases new new products when they're ready.

"Apple started working on an augmented reality headset at least as early as 2006, but put the idea on ice because it seemed a mere curiosity compared to the iPhone. The possibility of some sort of iGlass device was confirmed by Tony Fadell, the former iPod division head who is now the CEO of Nest Labs, during an interview for the oral history."

https://www.fastcompany.com/3018060/apples-iglasses-are-real...

https://www.computerworld.com/article/2474968/innovation--ap...