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We’ve rounded up everything we know about the AI pin so far.<\/p>\n
Apple is working on an AI wearable device that’s been described as a pin or a pendant. Apple is experimenting with the device right now, but if development moves forward, it could launch as soon as 2027.<\/p>\n
We’ve rounded up everything we know about the AI pin so far.<\/p>\n
Design<\/p>\n
The pin is said to be similar in size to an AirTag<\/a>, with a thin, flat, circular disc shape. It features an aluminum and glass shell, and there’s a physical control button on one edge. Apple apparently wants the final version of the device to be about the same size as an \u200cAirTag\u200c, but with the hardware inside, it will be slightly thicker.<\/p>\n Apple will let users attach it to clothing or a bag with a clip, or wear it as a necklace using a hole at the top of the accessory.<\/p>\n The AI pin wirelessly charges like an Apple Watch.<\/p>\n Camera<\/p>\n Apple plans to add a camera to the AI pin, but rumors are mixed on what the camera will do.<\/p>\n Bloomberg says the pin will have a low-resolution camera that gives it info about its surroundings rather than a camera for capturing photos and videos. The camera will be always-on and always recording, but users will not be able to use it for images.<\/p>\n The Information believes there will be two front cameras, one with a standard lens and one with a wide-angle lens for capturing photos and videos.<\/p>\n Apple’s AI device will rely heavily on Visual Intelligence<\/a>, which is currently an iPhone feature that uses the camera to provide users with more information about places and objects around them.<\/p>\n Speaker and Microphone<\/p>\n The AI pin has at least one microphone for speaking to Siri<\/a> and picking up sounds around the wearer, but Apple has not decided whether to add a speaker for back-and-forth \u200cSiri\u200c conversations and audio playback.<\/p>\n Siri<\/p>\n Rumors have described Apple’s wearable as an AI pin or pendant, because it’s going to be reliant on artificial intelligence. It’s one of several AI-equipped devices that Apple is working on, and it will give wearers a way to interface with \u200cSiri\u200c without having to use an iPhone. <\/p>\n The camera on the pin will give \u200cSiri\u200c insight, and \u200cSiri\u200c will be able to answer questions about what the wearer is looking at or the wearer’s surroundings. <\/p>\n Apple is planning to completely overhaul \u200cSiri\u200c [in iOS 27<\/a>](https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/roundup\/ios-27\/), turning the personal assistant into a much smarter chatbot on par with Claude, Gemini, and ChatGPT. <\/p>\n iPhone Reliance<\/p>\n The AI pin will have a dedicated chip inside, but it will be similar to the H2 chip in the AirPods. It’s not going to be a high-powered chip, and most processing will be done on the iPhone.<\/p>\n Apple is not designing the AI pin to be a standalone device, and it will instead be marketed as an iPhone accessory. Bloomberg said some Apple employees see it as<\/a> the “eyes and ears” of the iPhone.<\/p>\n Competition<\/p>\n OpenAI is also rumored to be working on an AI device through its collaboration with former Apple designer Jony Ive. OpenAI’s device will be powered by ChatGPT, and it could launch in 2027<\/a>. Rumors suggest that it’s a small, pocket-sized non-wearable, but it would still compete with a similar AI wearable from Apple.<\/p>\n