APPLE GLASSES
Apple launched Siri as a standalone app for the first time since 2010, shipping it with a beta label while letting users switch between Siri, ChatGPT, and Gemini from one search bar.
MacRumors reported that Apple's unreleased smart glasses could feature hand gesture controls via dual cameras, positioning them against Ray-Ban Meta. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman disputed the claim.
Apple is reportedly developing lightweight smart glasses designed as a more practical alternative to the Vision Pro headset, focusing on everyday AR features like notifications, navigation, and voice controls
Apple is getting close to launching one of its most unusual AirPods upgrades yet, as new reports say the company has reached the advanced testing stage for AirPods with built-in cameras that work with
Apple's research with the University of Michigan, run across 160,000 U.S. participants since 2019, found that 16% of people who tested within the WHO normal-hearing range still rated their own hearing as fair or poor, and worse self-reported hearing correlated with slower walking speed in adults over 60. AirPods Pro 2 and Pro 3 run continuous hearing tests and FDA-cleared hearing-aid mode in real environments, which is the kind of measurement a clinical booth test cannot do.
Cameras in earbuds first, glasses second. Apple is building the installed base before it builds the platform.