Following the foldable iPhone Duo and rumored smart home hubs, Apple's next product category expansion could be home security cameras.
Work on the security cameras, codenamed J450, is currently underway, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reveals on the first episode of the Power On podcast. Instead of recording video, the cameras will act as sensors, using AI to analyze movement around you, and functioning as an "offshoot and a companion product" to the upcoming smart home display.
Nothing is recorded; users just get text descriptions, according to Gurman, who argues that this could work in Apple's favor for people who have concerns about in-home surveillance.
These "little cameras" will have very low frame rates and look like "a metal, giant Chapstick," Gurman says. There's no launch date; Apple wants to be 90% confident it will work, and part of that will require user feedback. Gurman says "thousands of Apple employees" already have these cameras and smart home hubs in their houses for testing.
The security camera technology is similar to what Apple is developing for its upcoming AirPods with cameras, Gurman adds. In August, a leaked video revealed you’d be able to plug these AirPods in and ask Visual Intelligence to save something you just saw for later. Even that product isn’t expected to snap photos or record videos. Instead, they'll act as eyes for Siri, which received its much-delayed AI upgrade with iOS 27.
Meanwhile, Apple’s next big product launches are expected to be in the Siri-powered smart home space. Gurman reported earlier this week that Apple will announce the smart home hubs and updates to the Apple TV 4K and HomePod mini on Oct. 13.
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