Apple is planning new wearables in the future as revealed via its recent roadmap, unveiling its plans for new smart glasses and a set of cameras for the ears. This will center on more wearables from the Cupertino brand, expanding more of its current lineup which centers on various products like the Apple Watch series, the AirPods series (alongside the Beats), and the Vision Pro.
Various reports regarding Apple's new wearables are gaining traction, with one centering on a smart ring that may be an upcoming rival to that of Samsung's.
Apple Wearable Roadmap: Smart Glasses and Cameras for Ears
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The latest Power On Newsletter via Bloomberg's Mark Gurman dropped a new wearable roadmap that Apple plans to bring to the world in the future, highlighting two devices now. This centers on AI-powered smart glasses for the eyes, and the other would be meant for the ears, featuring wearable cameras that can record happenings in a first-person point-of-view (POV) perspective.
Gurman regarded these concept devices to be under an "exploratory phase" within Apple which highlights the wearable plans of the company.
The smart glasses would be "AirPods stand-ins" but would not be like the Vision Pro with its high-quality display, but would be similar to Meta's Ray-Bans that offers an AI assistant and cameras.
New Wearables from Apple to Expand More of Its Lineup
On the other hand, the one for the ears would be AirPods equipped with low-res cameras, and according to The Verge, is something that Apple was reportedly developing last year under the B798 codename. This device would be the same size as current AirPods, but it will also have AI capabilities that may help users with their daily activities.
Apple's Wearable: Current Devices and Plans
One of the top-known things about Apple is how it goes its pace, centering on new developments when the company feels that it is ready, with only several wearables available from its current offers. One of the best-known wearables of the company is the Apple Watch lineup, now on the Series 9 and Ultra 2, alongside the second generation SE which it introduced last 2022.
There is also the iconic AirPods lineup which is now on the Generation 3, the AirPods Pro 2, and the AirPods Max which is still the original version in the present.
Its most recent take on wearables is the Vision Pro, best known for the wide regard for the mixed-reality headset which features the best of both augmented and virtual reality.
Speculations also went wild regarding Apple's take on a smart ring, a device that will be both for health tracking and allegedly, an accessory for its AR experiences available. However, this recent report highlights more of Apple's massive wearable business expansion that will feature two new devices, with smart glasses of unknown capabilities and wearable cameras for the ears.
