{
  "id": 9183984,
  "title": "Apple has reportedly ‘postponed’ AI pendant product",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/apple-has-reportedly-postponed-ai-pendant-product",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-22T19:01:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "9to5Mac",
    "slug": "9to5mac",
    "url": "https://9to5mac.com/2026/09/22/apple-has-reportedly-postponed-ai-pendant-product/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Apple has reportedly put a wearable AI pendant on hold, according to a Bloomberg report. The company launched its first AI wearables, the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, last week, which feature new 'Audio Intelligence' capabilities and Siri AI. However, rumors suggest Apple was also developing a wearable pendant equipped with a camera, which has now been delayed. The pendant was intended to be worn as a necklace, attached to clothing, or placed elsewhere on the body, collecting visual data for processing by the new Siri AI assistant. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reported earlier this year that the pendant would \"serve as an always-on camera for the [iPhone] that also includes a microphone for Siri input.\" Now, Apple appears to have decided to focus its efforts on enhancing the Apple Watch with AI, along with new AirPods equipped with cameras and anticipated smart glasses in 2027. The possibility of an AI pendant product remains uncertain, but Apple is reportedly exploring a new health-focused wearable without a screen as a potential competitor to WHOOP.",
  "summary": "Apple launched arguably its first AI wearables last week with Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, which are gaining new ‘Audio Intelligence’ features alongside Siri AI. But today a Bloomberg report says a different AI product—the rumored wearable pendant—has been put on hold. more…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}