Overview
- A new court filing states OpenAI’s first consumer hardware will not ship before the end of February 2027.
- The document notes OpenAI has not prepared packaging or marketing materials, underscoring that a 2026 timeline is no longer in play.
- OpenAI said it will not use the name “io” for artificial intelligence-enabled hardware products after a trademark challenge from iyO led to a court order.
- Peter Welinder, an OpenAI vice president, wrote in the filing that the company reviewed its naming strategy and decided against using “io” in any hardware branding.
- Independent reports have described ongoing engineering hurdles, including limited computing power and an always-listening voice assistant that has been difficult to make behave reliably.