Apple is reportedly working on adding camera sensors to a future version of AirPods — and it’s not the only company putting cameras near our ears. CNET’s Bridget Carey explores what it could be used for, and looks to one recent acquisition.
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Read more about the rumored AirPod tech in the CNET article:
Apple Reportedly May Add Infrared Cameras to Its Next AirPods Pro
0:00 The future of AirPods tech
0:12 Will new AirPods have cameras?
1:17 Apple buys lip-reading tech, Q.ai
1:32 How could AirPod cameras work?
2:14 Primesense and IR hand gesture tracking
2:54 Could AirPod cameras mean Apple glasses are coming soon?
3:20 Privacy and AI AirPods with cameras
5:06 How could Apple use IR cameras in AirPods?
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@Divyamshu-ij3uc
July 10, 2026 at 3:06 pm
Talk about the consumer safety and risks to human health..
How much radiation does Apple products like iPhone, Airpods etc emit? Cancer risk
@spdmn212
July 10, 2026 at 3:06 pm
4:02 Correct, these are a bit of a perv-y spy tech item and don’t think they’ll sell well.
Socially in public it will make folks feel awkward and avoid someone with cameras on their face
@Divyamshu-ij3uc
July 10, 2026 at 3:10 pm
Put cameras in all orifices of human body.. No concern about invasion of privacy.
@JosephDickson
July 10, 2026 at 3:13 pm
Your privacy will be invaded by everyone and you won’t have anything you can do to prevent it. 🙁
@marklewis3579
July 10, 2026 at 3:21 pm
Flies get it
@Divyamshu-ij3uc
July 10, 2026 at 3:28 pm
Apple Airpods fall off from the ears frequently, when the user is moving or exercising.
Apple Airpods need a earhooks to keep it stay put in ears and prevent falling off from the ears.
@Divyamshu-ij3uc
July 10, 2026 at 3:30 pm
Brain Cancer
@Tenchinu
July 10, 2026 at 3:42 pm
nothing makes me trust tech overlords more than a camera I can’t even see myself… on my skull
@keith11221
July 10, 2026 at 3:42 pm
Americans have been wearing glasses for 300 years! If we’re more comfortable with people wearing anything (outside of clothes/footwear) it would be glasses!
@shanet7511
July 10, 2026 at 3:56 pm
So ill have to take them out of my ears to point it at my mouth to give it a silent command. Sounds great!!!
@BStark00
July 10, 2026 at 4:11 pm
Temp sensor …
@Alex-uy8zx
July 10, 2026 at 4:41 pm
Yeah…. I’m taking a HARD pass on Airpods with cameras. I don’t need headphones for anything except listening to music. Even that ridiculous head gesture feature that already exists is incredibly stupid. F AI on headphones, especially from the company that hasn’t been able to improve Siri in 15 years.
@Royce16727
July 10, 2026 at 4:50 pm
I’ve heard about this before. There’s been speculation in the”Disabled community” that Apple was working on something like this. It could be useful for people like me 🤷
@Alex-uy8zx
July 10, 2026 at 4:52 pm
Every feature that Apple has rolled out with Airpods that has nothing to do with listening to music as sucked over the past few years. Translator? Sucks. Head gestures? Stupid and made for lazy people. Hearing protection? F U Apple. I can turn down my music when I WANT TO TURN DOWN THE MUSIC.
@sbonfye8058
July 10, 2026 at 5:26 pm
Tech just getting creepier and more invasive as the years go by.
@thecodemongoose
July 10, 2026 at 6:26 pm
Apple may have binned this for now. But this would be great for the visually impaired.
@davidjewood
July 10, 2026 at 6:27 pm
Apple really looked at the ‘AirPods are too small and easy to lose’ problem and decided the solution was to turn them into hair-styled surveillance devices. I can’t wait to explain to my barber why I need a specific haircut to ensure my headphones can see
@GreggyMcfly
July 10, 2026 at 6:47 pm
Imagine this: the base iPhone will cost around $2000.00. AirPods Pro Ultra: $999…
Apple Pro Display XDR vibes…
@adden2242
July 10, 2026 at 7:34 pm
with camera?? in your ears? weird folks! pass for me..not a good gimmick!
@cjthomp2005
July 10, 2026 at 7:50 pm
I’ve been peer-pressured more by people trying to sell me on AI than people offering me drugs in high school. Ridiculous.
@CNET
July 10, 2026 at 8:01 pm
Read more about the rumored AirPod tech in the CNET article: Apple Reportedly May Add Infrared Cameras to Its Next AirPods Pro
@whitemailprivilege2830
July 10, 2026 at 8:08 pm
I only watch because of Bridget 😂
@eyeintheskyakagod
July 10, 2026 at 8:08 pm
This is how you get Cybermen
@EvanBlack11
July 10, 2026 at 9:11 pm
But why?