Overview
- Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, cited by IT之家, reports the camera‑equipped AirPods are in design verification testing with hardware close to final.
- The earbuds would use low‑resolution cameras as Siri’s eyes to read a scene rather than to take photos or record video.
- Apple is testing a tiny LED on the earbuds that lights up when visual data goes to the cloud to signal recording activity.
- Launch timing is tied to a new Siri with visual AI features, reportedly using Google’s Gemini, which is targeted for as soon as September but could slip if quality is not ready.
- Beyond the earbuds, Apple is developing a clip‑on camera pendant that relies on a paired iPhone and could slip to 2027 or be canceled, and it is testing smart glasses for late 2026 or early 2027 without AR displays.