Apple supplier confirms involvement in Apple AI glasses, AirPods with cameras
Apple's long-rumored smart glasses and AirPods with cameras are still on the way, according to one Chinese supplier's earnings report. Apple wants thin and light smart glasses. While companies tend to avoid spoiling future product plans when discussing their quarterly results, not everyone goes to the lengths Apple does for corporate secrecy. For one firm in China, the opposite seems to be the…
A Chinese supplier's earnings report confirms Apple's involvement in two upcoming projects: AI glasses and AirPods with cameras. TCB Devices, the supplier, disclosed this in its Q3 2026 financial results, stating they participated in Apple's AI glasses and new smart earphone projects. These projects are expected to enhance related business sectors like precision welding assembly and machine vision inspection.
Apple's smart glasses, known as Apple Glass, aim to bring a full augmented reality experience to consumers, although this won't happen for several years. The first version of Apple Glass will be AI smart glasses without AR or any display elements, anticipated for release in late 2027. It will still work with Siri AI and Apple Intelligence, using a microphone, speaker, and low-resolution cameras to capture the environment and provide answers to user queries.
Meanwhile, AirPods with cameras will function similarly, with low-resolution cameras in each earpiece capturing the world and feeding that information into Apple Intelligence on a nearby iPhone. This information was leaked by Apple, including code references and a video clip in a developer beta.
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