Someone Shoved Cameras Into Sony Earbuds, and Now They’re Basically Smart Glasses
Researchers from the University of Washington have successfully integrated cameras into Sony WF-1000XM3 wireless earbuds, creating a device they call VueBuds. These earbuds can analyze surroundings and respond to queries using AI, similar to smart glasses. Apple is reportedly developing its own version of camera-equipped AirPods, which may offer similar functionalities.
- ▪The modified earbuds can survey surroundings and answer questions using a large language model.
- ▪Researchers opted for low-resolution black-and-white cameras to conserve battery life and enhance privacy.
- ▪Apple is in the late stages of developing AirPods with camera capabilities for AI applications.
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If you’re excited about the idea of Apple shoving cameras into AirPods, I’ve got good news: you now have an early preview of what that might look like, thanks to researchers from the University of Washington at Seattle. For science, researchers managed to fit cameras inside a pair of Sony WF-1000XM3 wireless earbuds, effectively imbuing everyone’s favorite personal audio device with computer vision. Like smart glasses, these modified earbuds can survey your surroundings and answer questions using a large language model. If that sounds familiar, that’s because Apple is apparently already sniffing around the same idea.
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