{"slug": "apple-accidentally-leaks-airpods-with-camera-and-many-other-new-devices", "title": "Apple accidentally leaks AirPods with camera – and many other new devices", "summary": "Apple Inc. accidentally leaked details of upcoming products, including camera-equipped AirPods and a Home Hub with a screen, in an early build of macOS 26.7. The leak reveals that the AirPods will feature AI-powered visual search via Siri and Visual Intelligence, with a rumored launch as early as September alongside the iPhone 18 Pro.", "body_md": "# Apple accidentally leaks AirPods with camera – and many other new devices\n\n[Apple](/topic/apple)has accidentally leaked details of several upcoming products within code contained in an early build of MacOS 26.7.- The leak includes references to a new Home Hub with a screen, smart home devices and\n[AirPods](/topic/airpods)equipped with built-in[cameras](/topic/cameras). - Unearthed video footage demonstrates how\n[Siri](/topic/siri)and Visual Intelligence will allow users to interact with the real world using the camera-equipped earphones. - The AirPods cameras appear to focus on AI-powered visual search capabilities rather than taking photos or videos, potentially addressing privacy concerns.\n- The new camera-enabled AirPods are rumoured to launch as early as September alongside the iPhone 18 Pro.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/apple-accidentally-leaks-airpods-with-camera-and-many-other-new-devices", "canonical_source": "https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/apple-leak-airpods-home-hub-iphone-18-b3035001.html", "published_at": "2026-08-18 14:34:14+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-18 14:43:07.783915+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-products", "computer-vision"], "entities": ["Apple", "AirPods", "macOS 26.7", "Siri", "Visual Intelligence", "iPhone 18 Pro"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/apple-accidentally-leaks-airpods-with-camera-and-many-other-new-devices", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/apple-accidentally-leaks-airpods-with-camera-and-many-other-new-devices.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/apple-accidentally-leaks-airpods-with-camera-and-many-other-new-devices.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/apple-accidentally-leaks-airpods-with-camera-and-many-other-new-devices.jsonld"}}