OpenAI announced that it will acquire AI equipment startup iO for nearly $6.5 billion to enter the hardware sector. Analyst Guo Mingyi wrote that the new form of AI hardware equipment in collaboration with OpenAI and iO is expected to be mass-produced in 2027 and is expected to be assembled in Vietnam. Currently, the device sample looks slightly larger than the AI Pin, and the exterior design is as small and exquisite as an iPod Shuffle. One way to use this device is to hang it around your neck.

OpenAI announced that it will acquire AI equipment startup iO for nearly $6.5 billion to enter the hardware sector. Analyst Guo Mingyi wrote that the new form of AI hardware equipment in collaboration with OpenAI and iO is expected to be mass-produced in 2027 and is expected to be assembled in Vietnam. Currently, the device sample looks slightly larger than the AI Pin, and the exterior design is as small and exquisite as an iPod Shuffle. One way to use this device is to hang it around your neck.