Apple Is Reportedly Planning AirPods With Cameras for 2027
Tiny cameras in your ears may be part of Apple's AI future. The company is preparing camera-equipped AirPods for release in late 2027, according to a report from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman on Tuesday.
The new earbuds are expected to arrive around the same time as a second-generation foldable iPhone and a 20th-anniversary iPhone model, Bloomberg reported, citing unnamed people familiar with Apple's plans. Apple didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
The cameras reportedly wouldn't be meant for taking photos or recording video of the inside of your ear. Instead, they would act more like AI sensors, giving Siri visual context about the world around you.
That could let someone ask Siri questions about what they're looking at, like what to make for dinner based on a set of ingredients, according to Bloomberg. This would most likely use Apple's Visual Intelligence feature, which is designed to analyze images...
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