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Dossier · Ongoing

OpenAI's AI speaker

From the first Bloomberg report in July with no price or shape to the donut form, price range, and the dispute with Apple in August 2026.

OpenAI has been developing a movable AI speaker without a screen since at least July 2026, as its first own hardware product – alongside a lawsuit from Apple over allegedly stolen trade secrets tied to the hardware development. This dossier tracks the story from the first, still vague reports to concrete details on shape, price, and timeline.

The starting point was a Bloomberg report from July 2026 that named neither a price nor a launch date. In August, more concrete details on the donut shape and price range followed, along with new developments in the legal dispute with Apple that could affect the schedule.

Timeline

  1. OpenAI develops movable AI speaker without screen

    A Bloomberg report describes OpenAI's first hardware product: a speaker with camera and sensors that is supposed to move in the home.

  2. OpenAI plans speaker in donut shape for over 300 dollars

    Bloomberg report first names shape, price, and launch date of OpenAI's hardware speaker – while OpenAI defends against Apple's lawsuit through a motion.