Apple announced last week that, after fifteen years, the stage ends with Tim Cook as CEO. It does so after increasing the company’s stock market valuation since 350 billion dollars of the time with Steve Jobs in front of more than 4 trillion dollarsand achieve an installed base of more than 2.5 billion devices Apple assets worldwide. A legacy difficult to overcome that, starting next September 1will fall on the backs of John Ternuscurrent senior vice president of hardware engineering at Apple.
According to reports Mark Gurman in Bloomberg, the company has chosen that date to make Ternus the face of the annual event in which it presents the iPhones of the new season. This year, in addition to iPhone 18 Pro and the iPhone 18 Pro Maxthe first is expected to be announced foldable iPhone.
The foldable iPhone is not the only new Tim Cook product that Ternus will inherit. Gurman claims that Apple has at least another nine in developmentwhich Ternus has described as ‘the most exciting of his career’ during an internal meeting with company employees. As Apple’s senior vice president of hardware engineering, John Ternus has supervised the development of all these devices.
This is the list of products that will arrive with John Ternus as CEO of Apple.
foldable iPhone
Also known as iPhone Fold will give Ternus the opportunity to begin its mandate by presenting one of the company’s most relevant products in the last decade. According to Gurman, the iPhone Fold will focus on durability, performance, a less noticeable fold mark on a screen that will have a horizontal format when unfolded.
Smart home hub
This device becomes a HomePod with a display that can be mounted on the wall and runs a new operating system. It is compatible with Siri voice commands and applications such as FaceTime.
desktop robot
According to Gurman, Apple’s desktop robot features a 9-inch screen attached to a robotic arm, allowing users to move it. It is primarily designed for tasks such as video conferencing.
home security system
This product positions Apple as a competitor to Ring and Google Nest in the home security market.
smart glasses
It has long been rumored that Apple is working on smart glasses equipped with cameras to collect data from the environment and send it to an AI system, competing with glasses Ray-Ban of Goal.
AirPods with camera
As with smart glasses, Apple intends to add low-resolution cameras to the AirPods so they can capture images so that the AI is aware of the user’s environment.
AI Pendant
Described as a ‘small circular device’, the AI pendant also uses a camera to capture data from the environment and integrate it with AI functions and Siri. Gurman says it can be worn as a necklace or attached to clothing.
MacBook with touch screen
A MacBook high-end device with a touch screen could be presented in late 2026 or early 2027. According to the media, the device is designed to be thinner and will include a screen OLED.
Augmented reality glasses
Gurman says Apple is developing lightweight augmented reality glasses that overlay digital information on top of real-world vision, which could make them the kind of device that succeeds the iPhone.
foldable iPad
Apple is also working on a foldable iPad with a 20-inch screen. However, the company still has doubts about its launch and the project could end up being canceled.