Apple is reportedly developing a small wearable pendant that could launch as early as 2027, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. The device is roughly AirTag-sized, thin and circular, with an aluminum and glass shell, a physical button on one edge, and a hole at the top so it can be worn as a necklace or clipped to clothing. It has a low-resolution camera, a microphone, and a chip roughly comparable in power to the one inside AirPods. Most processing runs on a paired iPhone.
The pendant didn't start as a standalone product idea. Gurman reports Apple's industrial designers came up with it while working on smart glasses, specifically as an alternative for people who don't want to wear glasses on their face. The camera feeds visual context to Siri. The microphone listens for voice commands. Together they give the iPhone a way to see and hear what you're doing without anything on your face.
That makes the pendant part of a three-device strategy. Camera AirPods put sensors in your ears. Smart glasses put them on your face. The pendant puts them on your chest or collar. All three feed into the same rebuilt Siri expected with iOS 27 this fall, and all three depend on the iPhone as the processing hub. Apple isn't betting on any single form factor. It's betting that once Siri can see your surroundings, people will want that capability in whichever shape fits their life.
The pendant is further behind than the other two. Camera AirPods have reached DVT, or design validation testing, the second-to-last stage before production. Smart glasses are targeting a late 2026 announcement. The pendant is still early-stage, and Gurman says it remains a candidate for cancellation. Apple killed a camera-equipped Apple Watch last year for the same reasons: hardware complexity without a clear enough use case.
Apple hasn't decided whether to add a speaker. If it doesn't, Siri responses route to your iPhone, Apple Watch, or AirPods instead.
The pendant won't replace glasses or earbuds. It's a third option for the same job.