Gurman: Apple is bringing cameras to its Apple Watches
Apple has faced its fair share of adversity with its AI development, but that’s not stopping Cupertino from experimenting with new ideas. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is exploring the idea of adding cameras to its Apple Watch series, which would bring visual intelligence features to its smartwatches.
Visual intelligence allows users and their devices to interact with the world around them via AI. The feature has already made its way on the iPhone 16 series running iOS 18.2 or later. It brings similar functionality to what Google has been doing with Lens for years.
Visual intelligence on iOS
Both the Apple Watch and Watch Ultra are expected to get cameras, with the standard model implementing the module inside the display, while the Ultra is said to get its sensor on the side alongside the crown and power button. Gurman specifies that the camera-equipped Apple Watches may launch by 2027.
An Apple Watch with cameras is not the only wearable in Cupertino’s pipeline, a report from earlier this month suggests Apple is also testing AirPods with built-in cameras which are also set to gain visual intelligence.
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- Anonymous
- 7 hours ago
- 7@8
Whelp, they stole all other ideas and aesthetics from the Samsung Galaxy Gear watches, so why not this, too?
- Bennis
- 19 hours ago
- yi{
Aren't you gonna have the phone alongside the watch at all times? C'mon, who even leaves their phone and goes on to do daily activities with only their watch along them in this day and age? What's the point of an inferior camera, ...
- Cpt.Power
- 19 hours ago
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The Casio Wrist Camera, also known as the Casio WQV-10, was a pioneering product in wearable technology. Launched in 2000, it was the world's first wristwatch to integrate a digital camera
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