Meta's chief technology officer has all but confirmed reports that the company is abandoning its plan to take on the Apple Vision Pro with a similarly powerful device.

The history of consumer technology is littered with things that came and went. For whatever reason, consumers never really adopted the tech, and it eventually dies. Some of those concepts seem to

Apple does not provide an expected lifespan for the battery but it should last in excess of 500 full charge cycles with at least 80% of its original capacity. Additional or replacement batteries cost £199. The Vision Pro is generally repairable. The cover glass costs £749 to replace, while other damage costs £2,259 to repair out of warranty.

Meta Platforms has canceled plans for a premium mixed-reality headset intended to compete with Apple's Vision Pro, the Information reported on Friday. The company told employees at its Reality Labs division to stop work on the device this week after a product review meeting,

Micro OLED display costs and weak Vision Pro sales prompt Meta to stop work on a pricier Quest headset that was scheduled to launch in 2027.

It would seem Meta has decided to cancel a high-end mixed reality headset it had in the pipeline – quite possibly the successor to the Meta Quest Pro – due in part to the lukewarm sales performance of the Apple Vision Pro.

While Apple Vision Pro is now available internationally, its slow start has forced Meta to reconsider its plans to offer a similar high-end mixed-reality headset. That's according to a new report from The Information,

Meta has canceled its development of advanced mixed reality glasses, intended to rival Apple's Vision Pro, according to a report by The Information. The decision follows a review meeting led by CEO Mark Zuckerberg.