- IVE and Altman announced that their company, IO, was bought by Openai yesterday
- The two entrepreneurs work to create the next generation of AI equipment
- A new report claims that the device will look like an iPod shuffle and can be worn around your neck, like a necklace
Jony Ive and Sam Altman has just announced that an AI device manufactured by their company, IO, is in preparation. Now we have even more information on the mysterious product, and it is supposed to look like an iPod shuffle.
According to the initiate of the industry and the renown Ming-Chi-Kuo, the current material prototype of the chatpt cat “is slightly larger than the AI pin, with a factor of form as compact and elegant as an iPod shuffle”.
Kuo revealed several new information on the product on X, detailing that IO’s product should enter into mass production at the beginning of 2027.
Kuo says that if the design and specifications can change before the device enters mass production, it should “have cameras and microphones for environmental detection, without display functionality”.
Not only should the device look like an iPod shuffle that can be worn around your neck, but it should also “connect to smartphones and PCs, using their IT and display capacities”.
This information gives us a much deeper overview of what IO product really is, after the acquisition of Openai of $ 6.5 billion from the company.
In the announcement video, IVE, famous for the design of the first iPhone, and Altman, the CEO of Openai, spoke for nine minutes in a cafe without really giving information on what the product is, apart from it is “an extraordinary moment”, and that everything about which the pair works will completely revolutionize the way in which we interact with artificial intelligence.
My research on the industry indicates the following concerning the new AI material system of Jony IVE’s collaboration with OpenAI: 1. Mass production should start in 2027.2. Assembly and shipping will occur outside China to reduce geopolitical risks, Vietnam is currently… pic.twitter.com/5ielyejnyvMay 22, 2025
So … it’s essentially a pin ai
After reading Kuo’s report, it is now clearer than ever that this upcoming product will essentially be a better version of the human spindle. Essentially, it is the cat in a small product that you can throw in your pocket or wear around your neck.
Although this gives us an additional indication of what to expect, it remains for a long time before the first IO product comes into mass production and this could mean major changes over the next year.
Kuo says: “AI integrated into the real world applications, often called” physical IA “, is widely recognized as the next critical trend”, and although we do not yet understand the need for these products, in two years, everyone could interact with Chatgpt and other models of AI in a total way.
