Apple Is Working on Smart Glasses, Camera AirPods, and an AI Pendant That Could Change How You Use Your Phone

Apple is cooking up something big, and it is not another iPhone. Reports say the company is working on smart glasses, AirPods with built-in cameras, and even a wearable AI pendant -- basically a small device you wear around your neck that acts as an always-on AI assistant.

The idea is simple but game-changing: instead of pulling out your phone to ask Siri something, your glasses or earbuds would already know what you are looking at and offer help automatically. Walking past a restaurant? Your glasses could pull up reviews. In a meeting? Your AI pendant could take notes without you touching anything.

This is Apple's answer to the question everyone in tech is asking: what comes after the smartphone? Their bet is that AI needs to move from something you open on a screen to something that is just always there, watching and listening.

Now, before you freak out about privacy -- this is Apple we are talking about. They have built their entire brand on keeping your data private. The challenge will be making always-on cameras and microphones feel safe enough that people actually want to wear them.

Remember those AI pin devices from a couple years ago that flopped? Apple is essentially saying they can do it better because they control the chips, the software, and the stores where you buy them.

No launch dates yet, but the smart glasses are reportedly further along than the other concepts. Keep your eyes on this one.

As reported by The Verge.

Source: The Verge