Overview
- Sam Altman said, "Finally, we have the first prototypes," in an interview released from Emerson Collective’s Demo Day.
- Jony Ive indicated the hardware could be shown or launched in less than two years, while key specs, form factor, and manufacturing plans remain undisclosed.
- Altman described a "simple, beautiful, playful" design that filters information and engages only when contextually appropriate, contrasting it with notification-heavy phones.
- Recent reporting says OpenAI has hired about 40 former Apple staffers to bolster its hardware push following this year’s acquisition of Ive’s startup, io, for roughly $6.4–$6.5 billion.
- Coverage widely reports a pocketable, largely screenless concept, and OpenAI’s new Foxconn agreement is framed as AI infrastructure work rather than confirmed device manufacturing.