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Apple’s AirPods with cameras for AI are apparently close to production

TechnologyMay 7, 2026
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Apple’s AirPods with cameras for AI are apparently close to production
Apple's rumored AirPods with cameras are nearing a stage where the company will test early mass production, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports. Currently, Apple testers are "actively using" prototypes th
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Hands holding the open case for the AirPods Pro 3 above multi-colored books on a wooden table. AirPods Pro 3 | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge

Apple's rumored AirPods with cameras are nearing a stage where the company will test early mass production, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports. Currently, Apple testers are "actively using" prototypes that are in the design validation test stage, which is one step before the production validation test stage.

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. They may also use the cameras to help with things like turn-b …

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