Chatugpt creators do not slow down. Opeli has informed about collaboration with Jony Im, which is to result in a completely new line of AI devices. The premiere of the first model of this AI device is planned for 2026. What do we know at the moment and will the new Openai project divide the fate of “smartphones killers” such as AI Pin?
A device without a screen, i.e. a new way of interaction with technology
The screens in technological devices have been with us for over 100 years. However, Opeli intends to change this paradigm. In the newly announced cooperation with Jony Im (a designer, among others, iPod and iPhone), Altman himself and the whole OpenAI work on a device without a screen. This is a deliberate resignation from the classic touch interface in favor of “a completely new user experience”.
The details of the new device from OpenAI still remain covered with the veil of technological mystery, but Altman and Ive decided to accuse the bait on potential investors and users. The device is to be equipped with microphones and cameras that allow it to “understand” the environment and the situation in which its owner is. Thanks to this, artificial intelligence is to correspond in contextual way, tailored to current needs. This eliminates the need to give specific commands or clicking icons. In theory, this will resemble a digital, intelligent and synthetic assistant who always knows what is happening.
Integration, instead of a revolution – supplementing a smartphone and a laptop
The new OPENAI gadget is not to replace a smartphone or laptop – on the contrary. Its role is to supplement the existing devices ecosystem. It will be able to connect with other equipment, analyze real -time data and offer liquid, intelligent service from our daily technology.
Unlike the forms we know, such as smartwatches, headphones or AR glasses, the new OPENAI device is to define a completely new category. Rumors suggest that it can be worn on the neck like a pendant – always at hand, but unobtrusively present. According to OpenAI, technology must start adapting to our lifestyle, not the other way around.
AI device without a screen … but it was already!
If new products from OpenAI seem familiar to you, then you are right. Ai Pin announced some time ago, he was supposed to be a killer of smartphones. Finally, the product turned out to be a spectacular flap for many different reasons, such as overheating of the device, the need to buy a monthly subscription, a suspending assistant. Ultimately, AI Pin only lasted a few months until the support for the device is completely closed.
Interestingly, the creator and originator of the entire undertaking was Imran Chaudhri, i.e. the former designer … Apple devices. It is worth adding that a similar example is a Rabbit R1 device, which was also to revolutionize the electronic equipment market and be something between a smartphone and a virtual assistant. The quality of the device and the first reviews effectively cooled the enthusiasm of potential buyers.
Will the device from Opennai like this prove to be a very expensive failure?
It all depends on the quality of such a “smartphone killer”. If the novelty from Opeli turns out to be a technological razor, then the PR creators itself can push interest and finally sales. However, this does not change the fact that Opeli also has projects that turn out to be investments that run out of expectations. Such an example can be the Sora video generator, whose premiere was dragged for so long that the competition brought much better quality.
Nevertheless, if the device actually goes to mass production and meets expectations, it can change the way we use AI in everyday situations – from planning the day, through live translation, to the analysis of the environment and security. The change may be similar to the one brought by the first iPhone – only this time without a screen. He tried AI Pin, Rabbit R1 tried. Perhaps it is Opeli who will succeed in the success of the first iPhone, which set the entire telephone industry for the next two decades.
When is the premiere? And what else does Opeli hide?
The premiere of the device is planned for 2026, but many design elements still remain a secret. Opeli will certainly dose information gradually, building tension and interest. One thing is certain – Altman himself and his team, which revolutionized artificial intelligence in the text version, now aims to change our physical contact with technology.
