Quick Intelligent Equipment, a Chinese manufacturing equipment supplier, said in a report on its quarterly earnings briefing that it has been involved in “Apple’s AI glasses and new smart earphones projects,” a disclosure that could increase demand for the company’s machine vision inspection equipment.
Apple is reportedly targeting a late 2027 launch for its first smart glasses, which are expected to help answer questions about the wearer’s surroundings and provide language translation features.
The supplier’s mention also aligns with reports that Apple is developing AirPods with cameras, which are said to be planned to arrive alongside the 20th‑anniversary iPhone.
The supplier framed its involvement in those projects as a potential driver for demand for its inspection equipment, linking its business outlook to Apple’s rumored product plans.
