Jony Ive’s first OpenAI gadget is reportedly a hockey puck-sized smart speaker

<figure> <img alt="Vox Media’s 2022 Code Conference - Day 2" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images for Vox Media" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24958946/1421761326.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=21.6,18.717179294824,78.4,81.282820705176" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The AI device OpenAI is developing with former Apple designer Jony Ive is "essentially a smart speaker without a display" that's battery-powered, doughnut-shaped and roughly the size of a hockey puck, according to <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-06/what-is-openai-s-device-a-doughnut-shaped-speaker-that-costs-over-300"><em>Bloomberg</em></a> reporter Mark Gurman. The device, expected to launch in 2027 for a price over $300, reportedly "will have a unique look, complete with moving parts," including some that will move on their own to show when the device is responding or interacting with the user, along with lights, a camera system, and other sensors.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Gurman's sources also say the "battery-powered" device is designed to be "easy to carry around the home wit …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/976431/openai-chatgpt-battery-smart-speaker-rumor">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>