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Sources: OpenAI's new device, slated for 2027, is a hockey puck-sized smart speaker with moving parts that help give it personality, likely costing $300+ (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)
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OpenAI is developing a hockey puck-sized smart speaker with moving parts designed to convey personality, targeted for 2027 release at a price likely exceeding $300.
This signals OpenAI's expansion from software into consumer hardware, introducing mechanical actuators into a device category that has been largely static. For engineers, an always-listening device with physical movement raises unresolved questions about data handling, access controls, and physical safety that the current reporting does not address.
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OpenAI's planned device combines smart speaker functionality with physical moving parts intended to give it personality.
The projected price of $300+ positions it as a premium product well above typical smart speakers.
Only one feed carries this story, sourced from Mark Gurman at Bloomberg, so corroboration is limited and details may shift before the 2027 target.
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