Apple's spatial computing strategy was on full display at Meta Connect
Take the front glass from the Apple Vision Pro, slap it on some thick glasses arms, remove the light seal, compute, and surrounding hardware, and you'll end up with Meta VR Glasses. These are less glasses than goggles, and initial demos show some promise in delivering decent mixed augmented reality results. For a headset people seem ready to claim was a failure, the industry, namely Meta, really leaned into chasing Apple's vision.
- ▪Take the front glass from the Apple Vision Pro, slap it on some thick glasses arms, remove the light seal, compute, and surrounding hardware, and you'll end up with Meta VR Glasses.
- ▪These are less glasses than goggles, and initial demos show some promise in delivering decent mixed augmented reality results.
- ▪For a headset people seem ready to claim was a failure, the industry, namely Meta, really leaned into chasing Apple's vision.
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News Apple's spatial computing strategy was on full display at Meta Connect Wesley Hilliard 0 e-mail BlueSky Mastodon X Facebook Reddit Thu Sep 24 2026, 12:38 AM EDT · 4 minute read Meta's new glasses have Alan Dye all over them Meta VR Glasses are a new spatial computing device that weighs a sixth of the Apple Vision Pro with a third of the cost, half of the specs, and none of the immersion. Take the front glass from the Apple Vision Pro, slap it on some thick glasses arms, remove the light seal, compute, and surrounding hardware, and you'll end up with Meta VR Glasses. These are less glasses than goggles, and initial demos show some promise in delivering decent mixed augmented reality results.
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