Apple CEO Tim Cook clearly stated at a staff meeting on Thursday that the company is confident in "new product and service categories brought by artificial intelligence." This statement confirmed that Apple is trying to break out of the traditional smartphone framework and use AI technology to reshape the personal computing experience.

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According to leaked internal R&D plans, Apple's AI strategy will focus on the following three hardware areas:

New Forms of Social Interaction: AI Smart Glasses

As one of the most anticipated potential new products, Apple is accelerating the development of a display-free AI smart glasses. The device integrates a camera, microphone, and speaker, and users will interact entirely through the upgraded Siri, achieving real-time translation, calls, and navigation. Although the original low-cost Vision Pro project has been put on hold, this smart glasses is expected to debut as early as late 2026 to 2027 and may introduce a high-end version with a screen in 2028.

Portable Monitoring Tool: AI Smart Band/Pin

In addition to glasses, Apple is actively developing an AI wearable device (AI Pin/Band) with environmental awareness capabilities. This product will be equipped with multiple cameras and sensors to scan the wearer's surroundings and provide proactive suggestions. The device heavily relies on the new version of Siri, which is based on the Claude underlying technology, and is expected to be launched in 2027.

Core Pillar: AI Transformation of iPhone

Although new types of hardware are emerging constantly, the iPhone will remain the core of Apple's AI ecosystem in the short term. With the release of iOS 27 this fall, Siri will evolve into an AI assistant with full-fledged chatbot capabilities. In addition, the highly anticipated first foldable iPhone will also deeply integrate these AI features, ensuring that the phone remains irreplaceable in the AI era.

Cook's series of hints indicate that Apple is committed to transforming AI from a back-end technology into an accessible interaction core. The future Apple ecosystem will no longer rely solely on "tapping and swiping," but will fully shift to "conversation and perception."