OpenAI Develops Screenless Smart Speaker Powered by ChatGPT for 2027 Launch
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First reported by Calcalist · Jul 15, 2026
What happened
OpenAI is creating a screenless smart speaker powered by ChatGPT for natural voice interaction, expected to launch in 2027. The device will include a camera and sensors to adapt to its environment and perform tasks like smart home control and messaging. Designed by Jony Ive's team after OpenAI's acquisition of io, this marks OpenAI's first consumer hardware product amid rising AI device competition.
- 01OpenAI is developing its first consumer hardware: a screenless smart speaker with ChatGPT voice interaction.
- 02The device will include a camera and sensors to understand and respond to its environment.
- 03It will perform tasks like smart home control, music playback, messaging, and answering questions.
- 04Design led by Jony Ive and former Apple engineers after OpenAI acquired io for $6.5 billion.
- 05The smart speaker is part of a broader AI hardware product line OpenAI is working on.
- 06Launch is expected in 2027, with no official details yet from OpenAI.
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