Overview
- Bloomberg reported Tuesday that Apple is aiming to ship the camera AirPods in late 2027 as part of a coordinated product wave rather than in 2026 as earlier rumors suggested.
- Apple’s prototypes, internally codenamed B798, are said to look like AirPods Pro but include tiny cameras in the stems and an external light that signals when visual data is being sent to Siri.
- The cameras are designed to feed visual context to Siri for tasks such as identifying objects, giving contextual reminders, and improving walking directions rather than taking or storing photos or video.
- All three headline devices in the reported 2027 push—the camera AirPods, a second‑generation foldable iPhone, and a 20th‑anniversary iPhone—are being tested with iOS 28 but the exact timing remains fluid.
- The project was delayed from a 2026 target because Apple needs more time to train visual‑AI models; the work builds on Visual Intelligence in iOS 27 and signals a push to make wearables and eyewear new on‑body AI platforms.