Chubby♨️@kimmonismus · X据彭博社报道，苹果计划于2026年推出第三代AirPods，这将是其首款AI可穿戴设备。新款AirPods的每个耳塞均内置摄像头，作为Siri的“眼睛”捕捉低分辨率视觉信息，以实现视觉问答、情境感知提醒和地标导航等免提AI功能。产品设计类似AirPods Pro 3，带有隐私提示LED灯，但不支持手势控制。该产品已开发四年，目前处于后期测试阶段，硬件已基本定型，但最终发布取决于AI体验能否达到苹果标准。其发布将与基于Gemini重构的Siri及iOS 27的新视觉AI模式同步，是苹果包括智能眼镜、相机吊坠在内的更广泛AI硬件布局的一部分。
2026 will be the Apple AI year： AirPod 3 with AI + camera incoming
The new AirPods have cameras in both earbuds that serve as eyes for Siri， capturing low-resolution visuals （not photos or video）.
Users can ask about things they're looking at， get context-aware reminders， and receive landmark-based navigation cues - all hands-free.
Design-wise they look like AirPods Pro 3 with longer stems. A small LED indicates when visual data is being sent to the cloud for privacy purposes. No hand-gesture support.
They've been in development four years， are currently in late-stage testing （DVT）， and were delayed by the Siri overhaul （now rebuilt with Gemini， targeting September）. Hardware is nearly final， but launch depends on AI quality meeting Apple's bar. Part of a broader push that includes smart glasses， a camera pendant， and a new visual AI mode in iOS 27.