Apple has big plans for AirPods, one of its most popular products. The company hopes to begin mass production of the brand in 2026, according to Ming-Chi Kuo, a popular analyst who usually has a high probability of revealing information about the brand’s future products. some models that will include a series of “camera modules”.
Yes, these AirPods will not have a camera as such, but will have some kind of infrared sensor. similar to the one the company includes with Face ID iPhone and iPad. It’s a component designed to further enhance Vision Pro, Apple’s mixed reality glasses that offer, among other features, the ability to view spatial video and, of course, full integration with AirPods.
In fact, the camera built into AirPods designed to improve spatial soundas well as to “strengthen the spatial computing ecosystem,” Kuo says. “For example, when a user is watching a video using Vision Pro and wearing these new AirPods, if the user turns their head to look in a certain direction, the sound source in that direction can be highlighted to improve the quality of spatial computing,” he emphasizes.
The camera built into the upcoming AirPods will also allow improve air gesture functionhaving the ability to capture the environment.
There are no more details on this at the moment, other than the fact that Foxconn is the supplier of the infrared devices that will be installed in these chambers, and that the company has the capacity to produce 18 or 20 million units per year, which means about 10 million pairs of AirPods.
Apple’s Short-Term Plans for AirPods
Either way, there’s still time to see AirPods with a built-in camera. In fact, Apple currently has other plans, such as the announcement of two new AirPods 4. That is, for the first time, the company can announce two variants of its “non-pro” version with one key difference: Noise suppression. This means that users will be able to choose between a cheaper version without the ability to isolate external noise or pay more for this feature.
On the other hand, in the future, AirPods may even have a screen, according to a patent published by Apple, the panel will be located in the case and will allow you to view and control playback, as well as activate some AirPods features, such as noise cancellation.
Source: Hiper Textual
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