Way back in 2024, when rumors of AirPods with cameras on them first surfaced, the whole thing sounded a little outlandish—cameras? For what? Who would even use a device like that? A lot has changed in that time, and what seemed like a long shot of a product is starting to feel more like an inevitability. Looks like those camera pods might actually be on their way, and maybe sooner than you thought. According to a new report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman , AirPods with cameras on them are now in their “late stages of development” and have a “near-final design and capabilities.” The way Gurman tells it, AirPods with cameras are in their last stage before mass production, though problems with Apple’s next-gen Siri and other AI features could delay their release. He says they should look like AirPods Pro 3 , but with longer stems to fit the cameras. Unlike other camera-equipped Apple devices, AirPods will be focused on computer vision, or as Apple calls it, “Visual Intelligence,” as opposed to photography.…