Apple’s Camera-Equipped AirPods Confirmed: See Them in Action

Juli Clover for MacRumors: Apple is working on camera-equipped AirPods that appear to be nearly ready to launch, based on a video MacRumors found in the macOS Tahoe 26.7 release candidate. In a short demo, a man holds a book up so the camera in the AirPods can see the title. “With Visual Intelligence, your world becomes savable. See something you like? Just ask me to save it for later,” says the voiceover text. Glancing at reactions, it seems people are either really into the idea of these or have significant concerns. We don’t know if these can take pictures or video beyond Visual Intelligence. Cameras in this form factor make me uncomfortable for a few reasons—even if Apple finds ways to make these less creepy from a technical standpoint, that’s not to stop copycats that just create wearable cameras that sit on your ears. There are a lot of places you cannot have a camera out, but headphones are fine. I’d argue that most people at a gym wouldn’t exactly want someone filming them,…