
OpenAI's smart speaker will cost $300 to $400 and move to feel alive
The hockey-puck-sized device, designed with Jony Ive's LoveFrom, targets a 2027 release and premium price against $220 Echo Studios.
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The hockey-puck-sized device, designed with Jony Ive's LoveFrom, targets a 2027 release and premium price against $220 Echo Studios.

The battery-powered, doughnut-shaped gadget will run an advanced ChatGPT voice mode and launch in 2027, per Bloomberg.

Apple is seeking a preliminary injunction and expedited discovery, claiming the trade-secrets breach reaches further than its original complaint alleged.

The company president confirmed hardware plans are broader than a single product, sidestepping questions on a rumored 2027 smart speaker.

The limited-run Codex Micro is a 13-switch keypad for monitoring coding agents, not the Jony Ive smart speaker still in development.

The screenless, camera-equipped speaker joins roughly five hardware products OpenAI is building with Jony Ive after its $6.5B acquisition of io Products.

The 41-page filing alleges OpenAI coached Apple defectors past security checks and asked candidates to bring hardware parts to interviews.

Apple names OpenAI hardware chief Tang Tan and engineer Chang Liu, alleging a pattern of theft as OpenAI races to ship its first device by April 2027.

Meade, who also led Apple's planned AI smart glasses, joins an OpenAI hardware push already staffed by Jony Ive.

Bloomberg reports OpenAI has hired outside counsel as the June 2024 Siri tie-up falls short of revenue projections.

Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says OpenAI is fast-tracking a ChatGPT phone aimed at 30 million units across 2027–2028.
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