A smart speaker equipped with a camera and with an estimated cost between 200 and 300 dollars, which is equivalent, in exchange, to between 185 and 275 euros., will be the first to come out of the collaboration between OpenAI and the historic designer of Apple Jony Ive. According to The Information, the device will be able recognize elements such as ‘objects on a nearby table or conversations taking place nearby’, and will feature a facial recognition system similar to Face ID that will allow you to make purchases.
OpenAI acquired Ive’s hardware company last May in a deal valued at around 6.5 billion of dollars. io Productsfocused on the design and development of artificial intelligence devices, was founded in 2024 by Ive, some time after leaving Apple in 2019.
During his 27 years with the company, Ive was behind the design of products such as the iPod, iPhone, Macbook Air and Apple Watchwhich is why OpenAI’s collaboration with io Products has raised so much expectation.
In recent months, some details about their products have been revealed, among them that the first device will not be a wearable and that It will not hit the market before March 2027.
Other companies are also strongly promoting AI devices, including Apple, which according to various information would be developing your own smart glasses, an AI pendant and AirPods with a camera.
In addition to the smart speaker, OpenAI would ‘possibly’ be working on some smart glasses and a smart lampaccording to the media. However, the glasses would not enter mass production until 2028 And while OpenAI has prototyped devices like the smart lamp, It is not clear if they will ever be marketed.. The company’s hardware plans are still in an early phase.