Apple is reportedly working on a pair of smart glasses — here's what it might look like (AAPL)

For years now, we've been hearing that Apple is working on a pair of smart glasses powered by augmented reality.

Augmented reality (AR), for those unfamiliar, lets you see virtual images in the real world.

Apple's smart glasses probably won't be ready until around 2020 at the earliest, but if you're wondering what that might look like, the popular freelance and crowdsource marketplace Freelancer.com recently held a contest asking designers to dream up a pair of Apple-made smart glasses. The competition featured 60 entrants and a $250 prize.

Here are the best Apple smart-glasses concepts we saw from the design contest:

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The 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 immersive 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.

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