OpenAI and Jony Ive's puck-sized AI speaker revealed
A hockey puck-sized AI speaker with moving parts and a $300+ price tag is coming in 2027
OpenAI and legendary Apple designer Jony Ive are collaborating on a premium smart speaker that breaks convention. The doughnut-shaped device, internally codenamed for a 2027 launch, ditches traditional displays in favor of physical cues like moving parts to indicate responses, accompanied by lights and sensors for ambient interaction.
According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, the hockey puck-sized gadget will cost over $300 and draw design inspiration from Amazon’s discontinued Tap speaker—prioritizing portability with one-handed carry. While functionally similar to ChatGPT’s current voice mode, it aims to deliver more humanlike interactivity through OpenAI’s advanced models. This marks OpenAI’s first hardware venture under Ive’s design purview, with plans to expand into a broader device ecosystem despite Apple’s ongoing legal challenges against the partnership.
- Device is doughnut-shaped, battery-powered, and roughly the size of a hockey puck
- Expected to launch in 2027 with a price tag exceeding $300
- Features moving parts for visual feedback, lights, a camera, and sensors for advanced human-AI interaction
Why It Matters
Could redefine premium AI hardware with Jony Ive's design legacy and OpenAI's cutting-edge models.