
With OpenAI’s partnership with former Apple design chief Jony Ive, the designer/creative firm LoveFrom and the AI hardware startup io Products, Inc., everyone has kept their eyes peeled for the first physical product to come from Sam Altman’s company.
Rumors have pointed to OpenAI’s consumer hardware launching as a screenless, voice-powered, pocket-sized AI companion sometime in 2027. AI-powered smart glasses and earbuds may also be on the docket for OpenAI’s first line of physical products.