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

2026-08-06 · 00:00 UTC ·Stevie Bonifield ·1 min read

Brief

OpenAI and Jony Ive’s first gadget is a doughnut-shaped, hockey-puck-sized, battery-powered smart speaker expected in 2027 for over $300. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports it will include moving parts, lights, a camera and sensors, be easy to carry one-handed, and run advanced voice models for more humanlike interaction similar to ChatGPT voice mode.

Why it matters

Doughnut-shaped, hockey-puck-sized, battery-powered smart speaker with moving parts, lights, a camera system and other sensors; moving elements reportedly indicate when the device is responding (Bloomberg/Mark Gurman).

Key details

  • Expected to launch in 2027 with a price above $300 and to run more advanced voice models for humanlike interactivity, similar to ChatGPT’s voice mode on phones (Bloomberg/Mark Gurman).
  • Designed by former Apple designer Jony Ive for OpenAI as a portable, one-hand device (compared to Amazon’s Tap) and described as the likely first in a ‘family of devices’ that won’t resemble Apple products.
Source evidence

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 Bloomberg 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.

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

The “doughnut-shaped” device could cost more than $300 when it launches next year, according to Bloomberg.

The “doughnut-shaped” device could cost more than $300 when it launches next year, according to Bloomberg.

Gurman’s sources also say the “battery-powered” device is designed to be “easy to carry around the home with one hand,”similar to Amazon’s now-discontinued Tap speaker. Gurman says it will “work similarly to the company’s ChatGPT voice mode on smartphone apps, but with more advanced models for humanlike interactivity” but look and feel nothing like an Apple product — despite their ongoing lawsuit.

The speaker / pocket personal assistant could be the first in a “family of devices” OpenAI has planned, but we’ll probably hear a lot more about all of them before it eventually arrives.

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