OpenAI confirms $300-$400 battery-powered smart speaker co-designed with Jony Ive OpenAI has confirmed its mystery hardware device co-designed with Jony Ive will be a battery-powered smart speaker with a hockey puck form factor and doughnut-shaped design, launching in 2027 for $300 to $400, featuring moving parts and on-device interaction. The confirmation was reported by TechCrunch and The Verge. OpenAI confirms $300-$400 battery-powered smart speaker co-designed with Jony Ive According to TechCrunch and The Verge, OpenAI confirmed its mystery hardware device co-designed with Jony Ive will be a battery-powered smart speaker with a hockey puck form factor and doughnut-shaped design, launching in 2027 for $300 to $400, featuring moving parts and on-device interaction. Topics Sources - Press Read article https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/06/openais-new-ai-smart-speaker-will-reportedly-sell-for-between-300-and-400/ - Press Read article https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/976431/openai-chatgpt-battery-smart-speaker-rumor Go deeper This intelligence is sourced automatically from public sources across the web and synthesised by the Prefactor AI pipeline. Stories are reviewed before publication.