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Apple's Camera-Equipped AirPods Confirmed: See Them in Action
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klasma
macrumors G4
klasma
macrumors G4
I don’t get that at all from the quote in the article. It will save a photo in the moment when you ask it to, but it won’t be recording in advance just in case you ask it later. I also don’t see the latter to be feasible in terms of battery.
The Game 161
macrumors Nehalem
xraydoc
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Of course. And this is the issue -- your earphones have a camera, thus you will not be allowed to wear them where there is an expectation of privacy, whereas under normal circumstances, earphones wouldn't even be an afterthought. But since locker room staff aren't going to be trying to figure out which models of AirPods are camera-free and which aren't, there's going to be places that will just ban them all outright.
ftaok
macrumors 604
Apple got dragged into music streaming by Spotify and consumers. Apple would have been very happy to continue the previous business model of $1.29 songs and $14 albums, but the younger folks of the times preferred paying $10/month for full access to an enormous library.
Personally, I prefer the old model, but I'm also a relic.
Anyone else just hoping for a change in design from the pro 3 so that they might fit similarly to the pro 2? My pro 2s are on their last legs and I really hope these ones might fit.
tridley68
macrumors 68010
A camera is not going to make these horrible sounding overpriced ear buds any better .
To be fair there was a period where the US govt was promoting the use of x-ray scanners (not the millimetre wave ones in use now which are safe) so not all concerns were unfounded.
U.S. Government Glossed Over Cancer Concerns As It Rolled Out Airport X-Ray Scanners
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I bought AirPods so I can move around places while wearing them. Why are you here?
randomthoughts
macrumors 6502
I’m so done with cameras being put into everything.
Spock
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I’m not judging Apple, I’m judging the creeps that will record people with them. I know that you don’t have a reasonable expectation of privacy in public but that’s not the point. Like the Meta glasses, these could be used to record places that are not meant to be recorded and with so many AirPod zombies, most people won’t even notice.
You should learn more about Luddites. They were more of a printing guild. Not anti-technology. Please learn more about things before you speak on them.
Why not give them to someone who can use them? Why trash working things out of bratty spite?
Smith288
macrumors 65816
MrGimper
macrumors G3
Proves nothing. Every advert Apple does the person normally has AirPods or a watch on.
I think it’s an AI contact lens.
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I think it’s an AI contact lens.
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Remember when developer betas were governed by non-disclosure agreements that Apple used to enforce?
"partially clothed like beaches"? You mean a public beach were you've chosen to go to, partially clothed, joining 10,000 other partially clothed people, wearing that teeny tiny piece of fabric covering just the bits, that you spent big dollars on to look almost nude, and you're offended when someone takes a picture of you? And dressing rooms -- if someone other than yourself is in the dressing room, I'm guessing you don't care. And lastly, doctors surgeries (meaning a doctors office in the US)...bring it on. If I am naked in there and being recorded against my knowledge, I smell a hefty lawsuit. Who can't use a big payday?
Howard2k
macrumors 604
I didn't actually throw them away. Just like they're not suddenly obsolete and will stop working.
If you weren't judging Apple, I must be really misunderstanding your comment: "This will be worse than the Meta Glasses that people are already complaining about, this isn’t a good idea."
That's making a subjective claim (judgment) about a product we know almost nothing about. 🤷♂️
We don't know if they could be used to do "creepy" things like you're claiming, unless you know more about them than is in this article.
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HazeAndHahmahneez
macrumors 6502a
How? This isn’t photos being stored for user access this is just to connect and search with Siri ai (hard pass on current goog/Siri)… at least that’s the feeling im getting here, no selfie cams…
By the time the sensors pick it up it’s already too late, is my guess…good idea tho, maybe in a few yrs?
You should get some they’re amazing for getting ready to go out or cleaning sinks and countertops etc… they’re lightweight and have decent noise concealing (at least pro 2s in my experience) etc etc, you forget you’re wearing them and just do whatever you need to…I just got some like a yr and a half ago or so…definitely amazing for working out so connected to Apple Watch it’s a real great workout experience.
Again where does it say it’s abt taking selfies or posting or saving any photos anywhere here? Isn’t this all just for search/shopping/workouts etc
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It's not going to be saving any images. That's what your phone camera is for. It will provide information on what it sees, and save that information into the new Siri and make it aware for Siri for you to ask about it later.
It's not going to be saving any images. That's what your phone camera is for. It will provide information on what it sees, and save that information into the new Siri and make it aware for Siri for you to ask about it later.