Apple's AirPods will have cameras in the future, report says | Mashable.
Apple's upcoming AirPods might have built-in cameras
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| Apple AirPods might come with an IR camera as soon as 2026. Credit: Apple |
Apple's AirPods will one day come with built-in cameras.
While that may sound preposterous for a gadget whose primary purpose is to deliver sound into your ears, there is a good reason for it: spatial experiences.
According to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple is planning to mass produce AirPods with infrared (IR) camera modules by 2026. These cameras would be similar to the Face ID received on the iPhone, and would like be produced by major Apple supplier Foxconn.
These cameras, which could detect environmental image changes, would enable new spatial audio experiences, Kuo claims. In an example provided by Kuo, a user could watch a video with Vision Pro and AirPods on, and when they turn their head towards a specific direction, the sound source coming from that direction could be emphasized to enhance the experience.
Apple puts a big emphasis on spatial audio in most of its audio-related products, and it's a big selling point of Apple's audio streaming service, Apple Music. With the addition of infrared cameras to AirPods, Apple could probably get a lot more precise head movement tracking, allowing for richer experiences. It's unclear whether the new features would be exclusive to using AirPods together with Vision Pro, or if they would extend to pure audio listening as well.
Even without the IR cameras, Apple plans to enable some new features to AirPods with iOS 18, including new head gestures, such as nodding or shaking your head to answer or decline a call. Personalized Spatial Audio with head tracking will also become available for gaming for users using the newest AirPods, AirPods Pro, or AirPods Max. These features will become widely available this fall, when iOS 18 comes out of beta.
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ReplyDeleteThey should have obstacle avoidance cameras
ReplyDeleteBecause they want to spy on you better.
ReplyDeleteprobably too much
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ReplyDeletethat's Airpod Max-level pricing 😨
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ReplyDeleteNovel idea but if we can’t even get VR and AR to catch on, this has no chance; this would be a cherry on top of those technologies. They need more time in the oven…
ReplyDeleteAgreed!
DeleteAirPod no need camera, all it needs is better sound quality and able to play hi-res music
ReplyDeleteI'll take a better battery over everything
DeleteIt’s to see if ppl have a brain 🧠 just saying 🤣🤣
ReplyDeleteWhat about including a microwave oven?
ReplyDeleteWhat to view your ear canals?
ReplyDeleteMake that watch with camera instead, then watch how many people give up their phones for it. 💆🏻♂️
ReplyDeleteCameras? To take photos of inside of ears? 😄
ReplyDeleteThey should fix before the bad volume on conversations
ReplyDeleteI mean I’m all for it if it doesn’t hinder battery life.
ReplyDeleteAnd they will still buy it lol
ReplyDeleteIt will have same use as dash cams in cars...
ReplyDeleteWill it come with a tesla???
ReplyDeleteThey aren’t from Apple then but from Baplle 🤣
ReplyDeleteTo check ear wax?
ReplyDeleteApple has gone too far! 😂
DeleteWhy not an espresso maker?
ReplyDeleteTagline: Earwax cleaning made easy 😄 
ReplyDeleteSo you can see your earwax?
ReplyDeleteTo hear and see who you talking to
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ReplyDeleteSteve : what a joke
ReplyDeleteMay be low resolution cameras. But why do they need them on AirPods?
ReplyDeleteFek you wanna do? Examine my earlobes? Crackheads
ReplyDeletefucksake, it's nothing that was asked for 🙄
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ReplyDeleteThey can add also a screen so no need to buy a phone hahaha
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ReplyDeleteWill it come with a tesla???
ReplyDeleteDe ce? Pentru că pot! Se vor vinde? Absolut, doar e Apple. 🥴
ReplyDeleteWhy not, they are everywhere now
ReplyDeleteNo they won't. Can't even ship a charger in the box.
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ReplyDeleteI think there's a reason for a air pod to have a camera. As air pods gain computing capability, and air pod with a camera could help blind people navigate by giving audible warnings or information gained from the camera which may be able to see more than the user. I'm hoping in not too many years, an air pod in transparency mode might be able to do language translation for me (like a Babblefish from Hitchhiker's guide).
ReplyDeleteCame to say this. Could be many uses for blind or disabled users or for medical assistance. Imagine having limited sight but AI Siri narrating the world around you and telling you to watch for things like a seeing eye dog.
DeleteRight. I'm sure some implementations could be overwhelming audio overload but if done right could be great. A lot of people don't realize that many blind folks aren't 100% pitch black vision. Many have partial vision or it's just really blurry.
DeleteIf these understand pointing gestures, the user can have more control over what audio descriptions they get.
That would be cool if they can help the blind.
DeleteThis makes absolutely 0 sense to have anything to do with directly integrating with Apple Vision Pro. AVP has so many sensors already that this would be totally redundant.
ReplyDeleteBut extending the "spatial computing ecosystem" makes sense. AI headphones that are aware of roughly what user is looking at for personal assistance or enabling hand gestures like the AVP volume adjust pinch and drag.
Apple may see Air Pods with spatial gesture controls as a gateway to people then actually wanting to buy / use a Vision Pro.
Deleteeh, Hahah AVP is such a hard sell to normal consumers I don't even know about that.
DeleteI think any technology Apple has developed for AVP that they can trickle down into more appealing devices people are already interested in buying is good. Good for Apple for making use of those R&D funds and good for consumers getting helpful features in what they are using.
That’s one way to monitor earwax buildup I guess.
ReplyDeletei’m sorry, earbuds with cameras? Who thought of this? I am genuinely concerned
ReplyDeleteWhy would this be any more shocking than eye glasses with cameras like Raybans?
DeleteI guess IR wouldn't be usable social media fodder but it's not really shocking with an increase focus on AI and computer vision that our devices will start adding more cameras and sensors to be aware of the world.
There is a difference. Cameras mounted on eyeglasses can see straight ahead. Cameras hanging from your ears can only see to the sides and partly ahead—and that only for those who don't have long hair.
DeleteHere is my take. Apple has money to burn, so burning it this way will serve as well as any. Research is a legitimate business expense.
Recall the Apple Car, which people were imagining in weird ways, including one that had a ground clearance of about an inch and no visible doors. The driver must slide in from the back and drive looking between his toes.
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Tell me you didn’t read the article without telling me you didn’t read it.
DeleteIR cameras. Its a bit different, more like a LiDAR
DeleteMy drone has positioning cameras on it pointing in all directions. Why, yes you can look through them and record the video.
DeleteStill does not fix the fundamental problem. Air Pods and ear buds like them fall out of my ears all the time. I’d much just prefer headphones that are secure.
ReplyDeleteDude, it’s on purpose’ duh! The more you lose the more you have to replace and buy again. They make millions a year. One’s that don’t fall off!? Bad for business and you know as well as I do, apple is all about money.
DeleteCan they have a screen also so no need the phone 😂
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