Say hello to Meta’s replacement for Quest Pro 2: a Vision Pro competitor in glasses form

What these glasses will allegedly do differently from most XR devices is that they will have the processor and battery in a separate component. This component, like the Vision Pro’s battery, will be something you will keep in a pocket or similar space. There will also be no controllers, with the glasses relying solely on eye and hand tracking. Which is another thing the Vision Pro does. It’s also something the Xreal Beam Pro is used for.

We know for a fact that Meta has been working on AI-powered AR smart glasses for quite some time now. But those glasses, as exciting as they sound, aren’t ready for mass production due to the cost of manufacturing. Puffin, on the other hand, might let us get our hands on something similar much sooner.

As Bosworth said, Meta works on many different prototypes, most of which never see the light of day. It’s entirely possible that Puffin might meet the same fate. But if it doesn’t, Apple really needs to get on with making a cheaper Vision Pro 2 if it wants to survive the competition.