Prediction Market Prices 54% Chance of OpenAI Consumer Hardware Launch by October 31

A prediction market tied to OpenAI's consumer-hardware ambitions is pricing a 54% chance that the company will publicly announce and launch a new device by October 31, 2026, even as public reporting and court filings point to customer shipments no earlier than 2027. The wager has sharpened attention on whether OpenAI can show a physical AI product this year without actually putting it in buyers' hands.