Since true AR glasses have long been a focus for Apple and Tim Cook, Kuo's latest report might disappoint users hoping for a more futuristic take on wearables. According to the analyst, Apple won't include any display functionality in the glasses.

Apple will release multiple head-mounted AR and VR products in 2027, with an upgraded Vision Pro headset dropping later this year, according to a report from respected analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of TF International Securities on Monday.

Meta clearly has more competition than ever in the world of smart glasses, and that field of competitors isn’t getting any slimmer. The most recent company to join the smart glasses fray is China’s Xiaomi, which just unveiled a pair of frames that, if I’m being totally honest here, puts Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses to shame—at least on paper.