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AirPods With Cameras Were Supposed to Debut Today, Now Delayed

airpods pro 3 blueApple planned to introduce high-end in-ear AirPods with built-in cameras for analyzing the surrounding environment at today's event, but the launch has been pushed to next year, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports.

In early August, Gurman said the earbuds were progressing well enough to potentially ship before the end of the year. By mid-August, though, he reported that Apple had pulled the model from its 2026 road map, pushing the camera AirPods to a 2027 launch alongside the 20th-anniversary iPhone instead. Today's event will still include new AirPods 5 models.

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Top Rated Comments

ibRckr Avatar
20 hours ago at 05:42 am
I hope these get cancelled in the end.
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
20 hours ago at 05:21 am
Gurman was simply wrong about this product so now he pretends it's postponed 🙄
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
wanha Avatar
20 hours ago at 05:26 am
sure, Mark, whatever you say man
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
20 hours ago at 05:45 am

This is terrible for John Apple! How could he let this happen?
Excuse me? I did not let this happen. I’ve barely moved my stuff into his old office.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
PBG4 Dude Avatar
20 hours ago at 06:14 am

Good. How about never. You see the backlash against Flock cameras??? Read the room Apple. Nobody wants or needs these. Or your wearable pin camera thing.
If the delay is real I have to wonder if these reactions by the public are giving Apple pause.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
20 hours ago at 06:04 am

Good. How about never. You see the backlash against Flock cameras??? Read the room Apple. Nobody wants or needs these. Or your wearable pin camera thing.
I do, so now your entire premise is false.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)

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