If You Thought Pervert Glasses Were Bad, Wait Till You See Apple’s Leaked AirPods

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We just got our first glimpse of Apple’s long-rumored camera-equipped AirPods — and they already look like a privacy nightmare.

In a short demo video that MacRumors unearthed from the files of an upcoming macOS version, a man wearing the new AirPods holds up a book so the cameras in the device can see its title.

Then, a voiceover says, “With Visual Intelligence, your world becomes savable.”

“See something you like?” it continues. “Just ask me to save it for later.”

Here is your first look at AirPods with Cameras in action using Visual Intelligence.

This video file came from macOS 26.7 RC pic.twitter.com/yo7RI4MCeu — Aaron (@aaronp613) August 18, 2026

That’s the extent of the demo, but it more or less confirms the rumors and reports we’ve been hearing about the devices for a year now.

Bloomberg has reported that the cameras in the AirPods will “essentially act as eyes” for Siri and its Visual Intelligence features, allowing a wearer to ask things about their environment or, as the clip teases, take notes and transcribe text. Crucially, the camera-equipped AirPods aren’t designed to take photos or video, according to the reporting.

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