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Title: Jony Ive's Futuristic OpenAI Device Like a Neck-Worn iPod Shuffle

Link: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/05/23/...

OpenAI on Wednesday announced that it was paying $6.5 billion to buy io, a
one-year-old start-up created by Jony Ive. While the company remains
tightlipped about the futuristic AI device(s) it has in the works, Apple
supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo shared some alleged details about its
design. MacRumors reports: In a social media post today, Kuo said the device
will be "slightly larger" than Humane's discontinued AI Pin. He said the
device will look "as compact and elegant as an iPod Shuffle," which was
Apple's lowest-priced, screen-less iPod. The design of the iPod shuffle
varied over the years, going from a compact rectangle to a square. Like the
iPod shuffle, Kuo said OpenAI's device will not have a screen, but it would
connect to smartphones and computers. The device will be equipped with
microphones for voice control, and it will have cameras that can analyze the
user's surroundings. He said that users will be able to wear the device
around their necks, like a necklace, whereas the AI Pin can be attached to
clothing with a clip. Kuo expects OpenAI's device to enter mass production in
2027, and the final design and specifications might change before then. Kuo
expects OpenAI's device to enter mass production in 2027, and the final
design and specifications might change before then.

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