According to Bloomberg's journalist Mark Gurman, Apple is developing a new AirPods version with a camera integrated. Although this technology is unlikely to appear on AirPods Pro 3 - the product line expected to be launched this year, this is still a promising project of Apple.
Along with the iPhone 16 series, Apple has introduced the Camera Control feature - a new button that helps take photos and adjust the camera settings. More importantly, this feature also opens the ability to apply Visual Intelligence, helping users better understand the world around them and perform operations based on physical context.
For example, users can scan an event leaflet to add an appointment to the Calendar app or take advantage of the power of chatgpt or google to find out information about a topic.
According to Mark Gurman, Apple wants to bring this technology to AirPods to strengthen its position in the artificial intelligence race (AI): “Apple is researching a new AirPods Pro version capable of using the outer camera to receive The surrounding environment and providing information to users ".
In addition, the supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that Apple can use these integrated cameras to optimize the spatial audio experience when combined with Apple Vision Pro.
The new AirPods version is expected to be used with Vision Pro and Apple's virtual reality wear devices in the future, in order to enhance space audio experience and expand space calculation ecosystem.
For example, if the user is watching videos on Vision Pro and turning in a certain direction, AirPods can emphasize the sound source from that direction to enhance the 3D audio experience.
According to Bloomberg, Apple will not commercialize this technology until at least 2027, can be launched with AirPods Pro 4.
Although it is quite far to become a reality, the fact that AirPods can become a powerful AI device shows Apple's great ambition in the field of artificial intelligence.
