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OpenAI reportedly developing $300 portable donut-shaped smart speaker device

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OpenAI is reportedly developing a new portable consumer device, designed by Jony Ive's LoveFrom studio. This donut-shaped gadget, roughly the size of a hockey puck, is expected to cost over $300 and will feature moving parts, flashing lights, and a camera for monitoring its surroundings. The device will not have a screen and is intended to function as a smart speaker. AI

IMPACT This device could signal a new direction for AI companies entering the consumer hardware market.

RANK_REASON Report on a potential new consumer product from an AI lab.

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OpenAI reportedly developing $300 portable donut-shaped smart speaker device

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COVERAGE [7]

  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Jim Edwards ·

    OpenAI’s new device is reportedly a $300 portable donut that watches you

    Everything you need to know before you reach the office this morning.

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🤖 OpenAI's 'hockey puck-sized' gadget to cost over $300 OpenAI’s consumer hardware device is expected to feature a doughnut-like design roughly the size of a ho

    🤖 OpenAI's 'hockey puck-sized' gadget to cost over $300 OpenAI’s consumer hardware device is expected to feature a doughnut-like design roughly the size of a hockey puck and carry a price tag of more than $300, Bloomberg reports, citing anonymous source... 📰 Source: Artificial In…

  3. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    OpenAI's New Device Will Be Hockey Puck-Sized and Cost over $300 Article URL: https://www. bloomberg.com/news/articles/20 26-08-06/what-is-openai-s-device-a-dou

    OpenAI's New Device Will Be Hockey Puck-Sized and Cost over $300 Article URL: https://www. bloomberg.com/news/articles/20 26-08-06/what-is-openai-s-device-a-doughnut-shaped-speaker-that-costs-over-300 Comments URL: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 9245062 Points: 4 # Comme…

  4. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · h4ckernews ·

    OpenAI's New Device Will Be Hockey Puck-Sized and Cost over $300 https://www. bloomberg.com/news/articles/20 26-08-06/what-is-openai-s-device-a-doughnut-shaped-

    OpenAI's New Device Will Be Hockey Puck-Sized and Cost over $300 https://www. bloomberg.com/news/articles/20 26-08-06/what-is-openai-s-device-a-doughnut-shaped-speaker-that-costs-over-300 Comments: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 9245062 # HackerNews # OpenAI # HockeyPuck…

  5. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    OpenAI's New Device Will Be Hockey Puck-Sized and Cost over $300 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-06/what-is-openai-s-device-a-doughnut-shaped-sp

    OpenAI's New Device Will Be Hockey Puck-Sized and Cost over $300 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-06/what-is-openai-s-device-a-doughnut-shaped-speaker-that-costs-over-300 # HackerNews # Tech # AI

  6. r/OpenAI TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/favicondotico ·

    OpenAI’s New Device Will Be Hockey Puck-Sized and Cost Over $300

    <table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/comments/1vhfcnb/openais_new_device_will_be_hockey_pucksized_and/"> <img alt="OpenAI’s New Device Will Be Hockey Puck-Sized and Cost Over $300" src="https://external-preview.redd.it/9dj8saiGA6SgZai-_3pckqCFcM1fpVBNO4yV6jR6…

  7. r/singularity TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/socoolandawesome ·

    OpenAI’s New Device Will Be Hockey Puck-Sized and Cost Over $300

    <table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/singularity/comments/1vhfhvg/openais_new_device_will_be_hockey_pucksized_and/"> <img alt="OpenAI’s New Device Will Be Hockey Puck-Sized and Cost Over $300" src="https://external-preview.redd.it/9dj8saiGA6SgZai-_3pckqCFcM1fpVBNO4y…

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