Apple AirPods with cameras and AI glasses are confirmed for late 2027 — not as AR wearables, but as camera-equipped audio devices feeding into Apple Intelligence. A Chinese supplier, TCB Devices, named both projects in its Q3 2026 earnings report, a rare, direct leak from Apple’s supply chain. The filing states TCB participated in Apple’s “AI glasses and new smart earphone projects,” citing gains in precision welding assembly and machine vision inspection as outcomes.
No specs, pricing, or exact launch window beyond “late 2027” are given. Apple has not commented. TCB’s disclosure is unusually explicit: Apple has previously severed partnerships over less, like Hyundai’s 2021 confirmation of Apple Car talks, which triggered an immediate retreat. These aren’t the AR glasses long speculated about.
Early Apple Glass will have no display, no AR overlay. Instead, it’ll rely on microphones, speakers, and low-resolution cameras to capture surroundings and route visual data to Apple Intelligence on a paired iPhone. Same goes for the new AirPods: each earpiece will carry a low-res camera, feeding real-time environmental input to Visual Intelligence, again, via iPhone processing.
Be the first to comment
Join the argument. No password, just your email or a passkey.