By Ryan Hansen, Founder of NOVi On May 27, 2025, Apple filed a patent for a new wearable device they call a “wearable loop.” The press barely blinked — but I did. Because buried in that patent was a hauntingly familiar idea: “A loop-shaped electronic device… worn around the neck or wrist… capturing audio, analyzing […]
By Ryan Hansen, Founder of NOVi In May 2025, the tech world lit up with the news that OpenAI had acquired Jony Ive’s design firm “io” for $6.5 billion. The mission?Build the fourth great interface — a new kind of hardware product that could change how humans interact with AI. The press called it revolutionary.Wall […]