Apple's Camera-Equipped AirPods: All the New Rumors
Apple is working on AirPods that have cameras for feeding data to Siri . The new earbuds will be Apple's first AI wearable, and they're expected to launch sometime in 2027 . Leaked Video Apple accidentally left a demo video featuring its rumored camera-equipped AirPods in macOS Tahoe 26.7 in mid-August. In the demo, a man holds up a book so the cameras in the AirPods can see the title. "With…
Apple is developing AirPods with cameras that can provide information to Siri and enhance the user's surroundings. These camera-equipped earbuds, expected to launch in 2027, are the first AI wearable from Apple. A leaked video from macOS Tahoe 26.7 shows the AirPods identifying a book title by capturing a room view. The cameras will send data to "Visual Intelligence" and "Siri" to answer questions about the wearer's surroundings.
The camera-equipped AirPods will be similar to the current AirPods Pro 3 but with cameras embedded in the stem and possibly a light indicator when visual data is being sent to the cloud. The H3 chip, which may debut in these AirPods, could improve latency and audio quality. Two cameras in the earbuds capture synchronized RGB images of up to 1 megapixel, with specific resolution and passive image capture modes for background environmental awareness. Apple has not confirmed pricing, but the current AirPods Pro 3 costs $249.
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