New reports suggest that Apple is planning to iroduce three new wearable gadgets with cameras, including smart glasses, an artificial ielligence penda, and an AirPods with a camera. These devices connect to the iPhone and allow Siri to ielligely execute commands based on the user’s environme.
According to Mark German, a Bloomberg reporter, the production of smart glasses will begin in December 2026, and this product will probably come to the market in 2027. These smart glasses will compete directly with the Meta smart glasses, focusing on combining high-quality design, an advanced camera, and deep iegration with Siri.
Apple’s smart glasses are iroduced with a camera and a smart assista
Apple’s smart glasses will not have a built-in display, but they will make phone calls, play music, ieract with Siri, and execute ambie commands. The user can ask questions about the ingredies of food, get help from the glasses to ideify objects, recognize city signs when navigating, and be reminded of tasks in certain situations.
Bloomberg’s report says that Apple designs and manufactures the frame for these smart glasses iernally and does not collaborate with brands that manufacture glasses. This decision provides more complete corol over design, build quality and compone placeme.
All three of Apple’s new devices, i.e. smart glasses, artificial ielligence penda, and AirPods with a camera, use the built-in camera and connect to the iPhone so that Siri can make decisions and act based on the image of the environme. This approach transforms Siri from a simple voice assista to a coext-orieed assista that sees and analyzes the user’s surroundings.
Apple’s plan for AI hardware isn’t limited to smart glasses. This company is also working on an artificial ielligence penda in the same dimensions as the Airtag, which the user wears as a necklace or pin on clothes. This artificial ielligence penda acts as an “always-on camera” for the iPhone and has a built-in microphone to call Siri.
Bloomberg says that Apple’s AI penda will have an iernal chip, but leave the main processing to the iPhone. This design reduces the weight and energy consumption of the penda and at the same time uses the high processing power of the iPhone to analyze the image and run artificial ielligence models. Bloomberg’s source suggests that this device will eer the market next year.
Bloomberg also says that Apple is also working on a new generation of AirPods, which is likely to be iroduced this year. Mark Garman previously wrote that the new AirPods use a low-resolution camera to analyze the user’s surroundings and provide the visual data needed for artificial ielligence capabilities.
Airpods with a camera can enable applications such as detecting the environme, helping with navigation, providing guidance in sports exercises, or monitoring the user’s safety in crowded spaces.
