{"slug": "openai-plans-screen-free-smart-speaker-as-first-consumer-device", "title": "OpenAI plans screen free smart speaker as first consumer device", "summary": "OpenAI plans to launch a portable, screen-free smart speaker as its first consumer device, featuring cameras and sensors to understand surroundings and bring ChatGPT into the home. The device, developed with former Apple design chief Jony Ive, is expected to control smart home appliances, play media, and answer questions, with a release targeted for 2027. The move positions OpenAI against Apple, Google, and Amazon in the smart speaker market, amid a lawsuit from Apple alleging trade secret theft.", "body_md": "# OpenAI plans screen free smart speaker as first consumer device\n\nThe portable device will use cameras and sensors to understand its surroundings as OpenAI moves deeper into competition with Apple Google and Amazon.\n\nOpenAI plans to enter the consumer hardware market with a portable screen free smart speaker designed to bring ChatGPT into the home, according to a Bloomberg [report](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-14/openai-s-first-device-will-be-moveable-screenless-speaker-built-as-ai-companion).\n\nThe device is expected to control smart home appliances, play media, answer questions and respond to messages. It will include a camera and other sensors that allow it to understand its surroundings and provide responses based on a user’s immediate context.\n\nA rechargeable battery will allow users to carry the speaker between rooms rather than keeping it permanently connected in one location. OpenAI reportedly wants the product to become more personalized and proactive as it learns about its owner over time.\n\nThe company views the device as a new type of home computer rather than a conventional smart speaker. It is designed to anticipate user needs, surface information and act as a physical extension of ChatGPT.\n\nOpenAI plans to unveil the device this year before releasing it in 2027, although the schedule could change as development continues. Earlier reports said the speaker would not begin shipping before February 2027.\n\nThe product is being developed with former Apple design chief Jony Ive and his design studio LoveFrom. OpenAI completed its acquisition of io Products last year in a deal valued at approximately $6.5 billion, bringing the startup’s hardware and engineering team into the company.\n\nIve and LoveFrom retained their independence while taking on broader design and creative responsibilities across OpenAI. The io team was founded by Ive alongside former Apple designers Scott Cannon, Evans Hankey and Tang Tan.\n\nThe speaker is expected to be the first of several products under development at OpenAI’s hardware division. The company has also explored wearable devices, home robotics and a mobile AI product that could eventually compete more directly with smartphones.\n\nThe hardware push comes as Apple sues OpenAI and two former employees, alleging that the company used misappropriated trade secrets to accelerate its consumer device plans. Apple is seeking court action that could delay OpenAI’s hardware rollout.\n\nOpenAI has rejected the allegations, saying it has no interest in other companies’ trade secrets and is focused on developing its own technology.\n\n**Disclosure:** This article was edited by Editorial Team. For more information on how we create and review content, see our\n\n[Editorial Policy](https://cryptobriefing.com/editorial-policy/).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-plans-screen-free-smart-speaker-as-first-consumer-device", "canonical_source": "https://cryptobriefing.com/openai-first-hardware-ai-companion/", "published_at": "2026-07-14 21:04:50+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-14 21:32:42.625788+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-products", "ai-startups", "ai-infrastructure"], "entities": ["OpenAI", "Jony Ive", "LoveFrom", "io Products", "Apple", "Google", "Amazon", "ChatGPT"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-plans-screen-free-smart-speaker-as-first-consumer-device", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-plans-screen-free-smart-speaker-as-first-consumer-device.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-plans-screen-free-smart-speaker-as-first-consumer-device.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-plans-screen-free-smart-speaker-as-first-consumer-device.jsonld"}}