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Apple’s AirPods with cameras for AI are apparently close to production
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Testers at Apple are ‘actively using’ prototypes, ’s Mark Gurman.
Key facts
Gurman says the improved Siri is “on track” to hit in September, perhaps these new AirPods will launch around that same timeframe. (The AirPods Pro 3 were announced and released in September 2025.)
These new AirPods will look like the AirPods Pro 3 but have longer stems due to the camera technology, Gurman says
Testers at Apple are ‘actively using’ prototypes, ’s Mark Gurman
Apple’s rumored AirPods with cameras are nearing a stage where the company will test early mass production, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports
Summary
Apple’s rumored AirPods with cameras are nearing a stage where the company will test early mass production, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports. The AirPods’ cameras “aren’t designed” to snap photos or video but instead can take in “visual information in low resolution” that users can query Siri about, like asking the AI assistant what they should cook with the ingredients they have in front of them, according to Gurman. These new AirPods will look like the AirPods Pro 3 but have longer stems due to the camera technology, Gurman says. Apple’s push into AI-infused gadgets will put it in competition with Meta, which has had success with its smart glasses, and might give the company a leg up on OpenAI, which is reportedly making a phone.