Apple launched its first AI wearables last week with Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, featuring new 'Audio Intelligence' features alongside Siri AI. But today a Bloomberg report says a different AI product—the rumored wearable pendant—has been put on hold.

Apple's AI wearable plans no longer include a pendant, at least for now. The AI era has sparked software innovations, but that hasn't translated into brand new product categories. Attempts like the failed Humane Ai Pin show the challenge. Meta has had some success with AI smart glasses, but that market is still niche.

Rumors indicate Apple has several AI-centric wearables in the works. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, the company has been working on a wearable pendant with a camera. The device was conceived as something users could wear as a necklace, attach to clothing, or place elsewhere on the body, gathering visual data for processing by the new Siri AI assistant. Gurman reported earlier this year that the pendant would 'serve as an always-on camera for the iPhone that also includes a microphone for Siri input.'

Now it seems Apple has decided to put the project on hold. Instead, it is focused on infusing the Apple Watch with AI, alongside new AirPods with cameras and smart glasses coming in 2027. Gurman also says Apple is exploring a new health-focused wearable without a screen that could better compete with WHOOP.