OpenAI To Unveil Its First AI Gadget In Second Half Of The Year
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The American company OpenAI plans to unveil its first device in the second half of 2026, according to Chris Lehane, the company’s head of global policy, according to Axios.
In May 2025, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced that he was working on a new gadget with former Apple chief design officer Jony Ive. At the time, he did not provide a specific timeframe or features.
Rumors suggested the first of these devices would lack a display, implying a focus on voice interaction. Altman promised that such a device would be very easy to use. Lehane, for his part, declined to elaborate on what the device would look like in his comments to Axios. He merely added that news on this topic would emerge much later this year, and the launch of OpenAI devices would be one of the most important publicity events for the company this year. The company representative also declined to say whether the debut device would go on sale this year. The second half of the year, while not definitive, is the most likely timeframe for the announcement of the first OpenAI device.
Lehane said it’s not yet known whether the device will go on sale this year, but OpenAI is “looking at something in the second half [of 2026].” He added that while that’s the “most likely” timeframe, “we’ll see how things develop.”
