23 concepts that show what Apple's futuristic smart glasses might look like (AAPL)

For years now, we've been hearing that Apple is working on a pair of augmented-reality (AR) smart glasses.AR, for those unfamiliar, lets you see virtual images in the real world. As Paul Canetti put it so well, AR is like "photoshopping the whole world."Apple is carefully laying the foundation to bring augmented reality into the mainstream.Apple announced ARKit last June, which effectively baked augmented reality into iOS. And a few months later, Apple announced the iPhone 8 and iPhone X, the first iPhones with the A11 Bionic chip that's capable of producing more detailed AR experiences.Apple's smart glasses probably won't be ready for another year or two at the earliest, but if you're still wondering what a pair of augmented-reality glasses from Apple might look like, Freelancer.coma popular freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplacerecently held a contest to see what a pair of Apple-made smart glasses should look like. The competition featured 60 entrants and a $250 prize.Here are 23 of the best Apple smart-glasses concepts we saw:SEE ALSO:This GIF nails how the iPhone X could be the foundation for Apple's rumored smart glassesSEE ALSO:9 reasons you should buy an iPhone 8 instead of an iPhone XThe winner of the contest was 31-year-old Renan Moreno from Brazil, who came up with this Apple smart-glasses concept that would provide an "unmatched gaming experience."We're guessing the ski goggle-like set up on the bottom is for a fully immsersive virtual reality gaming experience, and the glasses at the top are for everyday use and maybe some casual gaming.The first runner-up was this concept from 26-year-old Kervin Tuazon of Marikina City, Philippines, who was clearly inspired by Apple's Magic Mouse.The second runner-up was this Apple smart-glasses concept from Kelly Echavarria Toro, a freelance designer from Antioquia, Colombia, who imagined a completely immersive AR headset that combines both high-end audio and visuals.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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