- The latest Power On de Mark Gurman newsletter mentions the “Airpod equipped with a camera”
- Airpods are only a portable product Apple would like to equip with cameras
- The question is: are infrared cameras sufficient to beat Meta and Samsung?
Do you like the idea that your airpod see what you see, even if it is simply the same tired faces during your daily trips? Apple CEO, Tim Cook, clearly does it, although airpods are only one of the Apple products that the Cupertino giant would seek to equip with cameras.
In any case, this is what the latest Power on Mark Gurman newsletter says (Sunday, January 26). The report indicates that the lukewarm demand for Apple’s voluminous vision pro led Apple leaders to concentrate their efforts on AR glasses as an “superior” option, but that these same people aware at Apple “do not think that ‘A product (of glasses) will do so “. Be ready for three years or more.
In the meantime, in the meantime, the company explores other types of portable products that could benefit from the cameras, including, but without limiting itself, the airpods equipped with a camera.
Nor is it the first time that Gurman has been talking about it. In February 2024, the famous Apple analyst reported that Apple explored the airpods equipped with cameras. In addition, six months ago, a colleague analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that future additions to the best Airpods could be Apple headphones including infrared cameras to associate with your vision pro helmet and thus creating an audio spatial experience to beat All the rivals of Meta Orion. And as we know, in the world of rumors and predictions, two renowned forecasters saying the same thing are very much better than …
We were however warned not to excite us too much; Airpods compatible IR will not be available anytime soon, mass production does not have to start in 2026 (which led us to ask us in October if Apple could still beat Meta’s smart glasses by adding cameras and an AI Airpods Pro).
And just five days ago (January 22), as if to add the insult to the insult, it was reported that Meta and Samsung also studied headphones equipped with cameras, like Apple With the AirPods.
Can Apple win the race to put its eyes in your ears-and is it important?
With the airpods equipped with cameras in probably two to three years, it seems that the door is wide open so that the rivals intervene and more dominate the AR space. Even if Meta and Samsung catch up by installing infrared cameras in the headphones, the Meta Orion should be released in 2027 (alongside Oakley smart glasses for athletes), and it’s only to start.
Another rival product improved by a camera that comes to my mind is the highly anticipated Meta Ray-Ban intelligent glasses, which could land in 2025-with a “A single small screen integrated into the lens.” No, they will not be complete (and very Impressive) Prototype of Meta Orion Arion glasses, but Meta’s next step will almost certainly shake the leaders of Apple.
What about the other Apple projects for its AirPods? Well, the cardiac frequency instructor, promised for a long time, could be one more step while the company seeks to make its headphones the best efficient headphones on the market to follow your health. But it is unlikely that monitoring of the heart rate is coming in the AirPods Pro 3 because (also according to Gurman at the end of last year) although Apple has made great progress in this area in particular, the precision n ‘is not yet completely there.
But let’s quickly return to the concept of cameras in your airpod, and-because you may not immediately understand why you would. to want Eyes in your ears – it is better to think of them operating in conjunction with your other Apple technologies rather than simple airpod capable of seeing.
For example, an IR camera can fulfill the same function as capacitive sensors for gestural control while offering a wider field of vision for your professional vision. Your airpods that see everything could also transmit data to your Apple Watch or may be sending information to your iPhone in future versions of Apple Intelligence-Hopefully, not just targeted advertisements on the bar, store or Gyp gym that you have just taken a look, but recognize this thought. .
Finally, installing cameras in your listening equipment could greatly benefit the alleged Apple AR glasses (although it lasts three years). It goes without saying that they will have to be light and comfortable to compete. A way to win a few grams on the frame? Put the camera in your ears.
Will this be enough to beat the competition, given the undeniable popularity of the AirPods-and above all, should we all inspire ourselves with the great book of David Bowie and sit down, while waiting for the gift of sound and vision? I am not so sure, but again, it would not be the first time that Apple has arrived late at the party and walks on it …
