--- title: OpenAI’s first Jony Ive device is a screen-free speaker... description: OpenAI's first consumer hardware product, designed in collaboration with Jony Ive's io studio, is a screen-free smart speaker with a camera, rechargeable... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/openai-s-first-jony-ive-device-is-a-screen-free-speaker-built-to-feel-alive-gimsrewfq twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: OpenAI’s first Jony Ive device is a screen-free speaker built to feel alive | daily.dev og:description: OpenAI's first consumer hardware product, designed in collaboration with Jony Ive's io studio, is a screen-free smart speaker with a camera, rechargeable... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/openai-s-first-jony-ive-device-is-a-screen-free-speaker-built-to-feel-alive-gimsrewfq og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/giMsRewfq.png og:image:alt: OpenAI’s first Jony Ive device is a screen-free speaker built to feel alive og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # OpenAI’s first Jony Ive device is a screen-free speaker built to feel alive **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary OpenAI's first consumer hardware product, designed in collaboration with Jony Ive's io studio, is a screen-free smart speaker with a camera, rechargeable battery, and mechanical moving parts meant to convey a sense of life. It runs an advanced version of GPT-Live voice mode, can control smart-home devices, and is designed to proactively anticipate user needs by learning personal information. The device is led by Evans Hankey, former Apple head of industrial design, and is targeted for unveiling in 2025 with a 2027 release. The announcement caused Sonos stock to drop over 10%. Apple has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI alleging trade-secret theft by former Apple employees now at OpenAI, and is seeking an injunction that could block OpenAI's hardware sales entirely. Apple is also developing its own AI home device with a seven-inch display and a robotic arm variant. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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