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OpenAI Unveils $300-Plus Smart Speaker with Moving Parts for 2027 Launch
OpenAI is developing a ring-shaped smart device resembling a small doughnut, priced between $300 and $400. The hockey puck-sized speaker features a camera, microphones, speakers, lights, and moving parts designed to create lifelike interactivity. Unlike traditional smart speakers, the portable device is meant to be held and moved around the house, with physical components that indicate when it's listening.
The company is targeting a 2027 release for the screenless assistant.
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- FirstSquawkOPENAI SAYS ITS NEW RING-SHAPED DEVICE WILL RESEMBLE A SMALL DOUGHNUT AND COST OVER $300, DESIGNED TO BE EASILY MOVED AROUND THE HOUSE AND USING MOVING PARTS AND LIGHTS TO APPEAR LIFELIKE.
- WallstengineOPENAI DEVICE MAY COST OVER $300 OpenAI’s planned device is expected to resemble a small doughnut and function as a portable, screenless smart speaker with moving parts, microphones and lights that indicate when it is listening. The company is targeting a 2027 release and
- MarkgurmanNEW: OpenAI’s device - a human-like smart speaker - will look like a doughnut and be the size of a hockey puck. It meant to be held. It has a camera, speakers, microphones, lights and, most notably, moving parts to show interactivity. It’ll be $300-400.
- BusinessA highly anticipated new device from OpenAI will have a unique look, complete with moving parts that help give it personality, and likely cost more than $300