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When Apple starts talking about visual intelligence, I want you paying close attention because that is going to be your biggest clue to what is coming to Apple's future smart glasses. On Monday, Apple is going to show off all of its new AI software. It's going to be a ton of Siri, but there are three key topics that might hint at the direction of future products. I'm Bridget Kerry. This is One More Thing, our show on all things Apple. And before I hop on a plane to report from Apple's headquarters live, I'm giving you one more video to prepare you for the big news event so you can watch it the way reporters do by looking for clues on what's next. Such as Apple glasses.
Okay, there are no Apple glasses right now. These are meta glasses. But tons of reports have said Apple is working on some kind of smart glasses for next year that would have a camera inside. And that means now is when Apple is laying the groundwork for the software and the designs that are going to sync up with your iPhone. You see, visual intelligence is Apple's name for when the iPhone camera uses AI or uses a form of machine learning to process the photo that you took and tell you something about that photo. Right now, I use visual intelligence most often when I am saving a screenshot of a party invitation or an event flyer. It's able to add that event info right into my calendar. It's super handy. It also can
search for objects in a photo if they happen to be sold somewhere. I don't always have luck with that. But you can also use visual intelligence to identify what breed your dog is, but it might not work if you have a beautiful apricot colored poodle like my baby Loki here because Siri keeps thinking he's a golden doodle mix and he's not. I guess I'll let it slide though because clearly someone just didn't teach Siri that poodles come in many colors. Just because he's golden doesn't mean he's a doodle. I'm fine. It's fine. Let's move on. Bloomberg reports Siri is being added right inside the camera app. And it's going to analyze your photos with AI right away if you so choose. This
certainly could get more people used to using AI tools when it's right there in front of you in the camera app. So, when the time comes for Apple to have some smart glasses, maybe it won't seem so strange to get instant analysis of what is in front of you. My ears will also be perking up for anything that relates to smartome controls. There have been a number of reports that Apple is about to upgrade the HomePod speaker. The HomePod Mini, it has an S5 chip currently. That is something from the Apple Watch 5. So, if the HomePod is going to be able to handle a more complex AI system, it needs a new chip. So, it seems natural that a new speaker should be coming soon. I want you to listen for what
speakers might be able to do with all these new smarts in controlling lights or security systems or perhaps syncing up better with an Apple TV. Because Apple TV is also rumored to be getting a refresh soon, it makes sense that Apple would want to upgrade the box that can be a hub for the home when there are also many reports that Apple wants to get into more smart home tech like doorbells and security cameras. If the personal assistant is getting better across all of Apple's devices, I am thinking about what those devices can do when new generations come out. But I really do think the biggest thing worth focusing around is how Siri might be able to know more about your environment. If Apple gets into glasses
soon, it probably already is working in new ways to track your health as a wearable. And rumors say the AirPods, they're going to be able to track more of your surroundings as well with extra sensors in the future. It's not expected to be a hardware show next week. WWDC is for getting app developers excited to tinker with new operating systems, but that tinkering ends up being for something that Apple wants us to buy usually in the fall. In the meantime, it is still interesting to see how current devices will be changing. I'll be there Monday reporting live from Apple's campus. It's my first time actually being on the campus during WWDC. So, please don't mind if I geek out a little
bit. I hope you'll be joining me, my friends, Monday on our One More Thing live show. You can find it on CNET's YouTube, but also you may now for the first time be watching this outside of CNET. We are adding the One More Thing show to four more tech news websites, PC Mag, Mashable, ZDNet, and Lifehacker. So many more. One more things. I'll catch you next in Certino. And hey, maybe if this is Tim Cook's last big event, it could include one more thing.
