Overview
- Bloomberg reported Thursday that OpenAI is building a screenless, doughnut‑shaped portable speaker about the size of a hockey puck with cameras, microphones, lights and moving mechanical parts to convey personality.
- The device is being developed with Jony Ive’s LoveFrom studio and is designed to be carried one‑handed, to work in different positions, and to feed visual and environmental data into advanced voice models for more natural conversations.
- OpenAI has discussed a consumer price between $300 and $400 and a commercial release targeted for 2027, with an unveiling discussed for late 2026 but not officially announced by the company.
- Apple filed a trade‑secrets lawsuit in July alleging misuse of confidential hardware information and seeking an injunction, and OpenAI has denied the claims, filed to dismiss the suit, and — according to Bloomberg sources — conducted an internal probe that found no IP violations.
- The product is meant to kick off a family of OpenAI devices and could reshape how people interact with AI in the home, but its premium price, camera‑sensor design and a crowded, low‑margin smart‑speaker market raise commercial and privacy questions for consumers and regulators.