Apple appears to have leaked its camera-equipped AirPods

Apple may have leaked its upcoming camera-equipped AirPods through a video discovered in the macOS Tahoe 26.7 Release Candidate. The footage, identified by MacRumors, shows a user wearing the new AirPods while holding a book to demonstrate Visual Intelligence capabilities. This leak provides the first visual evidence of the rumored hardware, confirming that the next-gen AirPods will integrate cameras to support advanced visual processing features, ending years of speculation regarding the device's design.