Apple plans camera-equipped AirPods and smart glasses for 2027 to power wearable AI
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Shimul Sood
Summary
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports that Apple is planning to launch camera-equipped AirPods and its first smart glasses by 2027. These wearable devices are designed to help Apple Intelligence understand the user's environment in real time, marking a strategic shift toward wearable AI. The products would look like ordinary accessories but would be equipped with cameras to provide visual context to Apple's AI system.
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While they may look like ordinary accessories on the surface, both products could play a crucial role in helping Apple Intelligence understand the world around its users in real time.
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