US EditionOpenAI and Jony Ive’s First Consumer Hardware Won’t Be a Wearable, Court Filings Reveal
- Court filings on June 21, 2025, revealed that OpenAI's debut AI hardware product, developed with Jony Ive's startup io, will not be a wearable or in-ear device.
- OpenAI acquired io for $6.5 billion and has explored multiple device types while responding to a trademark lawsuit from Google-backed iyO, which develops in-ear AI devices and claims infringement.
- OpenAI and io executives, including CTO Tang Tan, researched in-ear products extensively but found iyO's product repeatedly failed during demos and decided to pass on investing or acquiring iyO's company.
- Sam Altman stated the prototype, still unfinished and not yet offered for sale, will be a 'third core device' that fits in a pocket or sits on a desk, aiming for a late 2026 release with plans to ship 100 million units.
- The filings and corporate actions suggest OpenAI is focusing on non-wearable AI hardware, indicating a cautious but ambitious entry into the consumer device market amid ongoing legal challenges.
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The mysterious AI device from OpenAI and Jony Ive is slowly coming into focus
Sam Altman and Jony Ive's mystery device comes slightly more into focus.Kim Kyung-Hoon/REUTERSOpenAI and Jony Ive's io is developing a new AI-powered device.The mystery device doesn't go in your ear and it isn't wearable, io cofounder said in legal filings.OpenAI acquired io for $6.5 billion last month.Thanks to new court documents, we now know more about the secretive device OpenAI is working on with Jony Ive, the man behind the iPhone's design…
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