Apple AirPods with Built-In Cameras for Hands-Free AI Hit Key Milestone Ahead of Launch
In the upcoming AirPods refresh, Apple may be adding a piece of hardware that could prove to be a bigger story than the earphones themselves. Ongoing reports point to Apple upgrading its next round of AirPods with cameras that can “see” the world around them and feed that visual data to Siri, therefore helping the device answer questions and recognize objects.
On one hand, that sounds positively unique until you think about what it means in public. A pair of earbuds is smaller, less visible, and socially more discreet than a phone or even smart glasses, which makes the tech harder to notice and harder to police. Apple is aware of that concern: some reports indicate that a tiny LED indicator will turns on when the cameras are active, but then again, the light may be difficult for others to spot on an already discrete form factor.
Apparently, the cameras...
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