Overview
- Bloomberg-sourced reports describe three devices in development: AirPods Pro with an integrated low‑resolution camera, display‑free smart glasses with dual cameras, and a wearable AI pin that clips to clothing.
- The AirPods variant is described as furthest along and could arrive in 2026, whereas the glasses and the pin are reportedly planned for 2027.
- The smart glasses are said to feature a high‑resolution camera for photos and video plus a second camera for environmental sensing, with voice control and no display built into the lenses.
- The AI pin and the camera‑equipped AirPods are reported to use low‑resolution imaging for gesture and scene understanding rather than for photo or video capture, raising privacy questions around continuous sensing.
- Coverage cites Tim Cook telling employees Apple is working intensively on AI devices, with reporting also linking Siri’s upgrade to Google’s Gemini and noting Apple’s aim for a premium approach versus Meta and efforts by OpenAI with Jony Ive.