Apple appears to be preparing launch materials for its upcoming camera-equipped AirPods, according to a leaked video discovered in the latest macOS update. The video, spotted by MacRumors in macOS 26.7 RC, shows a man holding up a book and talking with Siri about it using visual information. The voiceover in the video says, "With Visual Intelligence, your world becomes savable. See something you like? Just ask me to save it for later."

The new AirPods are reported to have a camera that can examine objects in front of the user and answer questions about them. MacRumors also found a line in the software code suggesting the AirPods will notify you if your hair or something else is covering the camera.

In May, Bloomberg reported that Apple was in the late stages of testing such a device. The report said the camera-equipped AirPods would resemble the AirPods Pro 3 but will have a longer stem and an LED light to indicate that data is being sent to the cloud.

Other devices, like the Ray-Ban Meta Glasses, Looki pendant, and smart glasses from Rokid, already offer similar functionality. This might be Apple's move to embed real-world intelligence into devices before it launches its own smart glasses.

Bloomberg noted that Apple wanted to release the new AirPods in the first half of 2026, but now that it will ship the new Siri in September, it will look to launch them along with the operating system updates.

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