Openai is reportedly planning to launch a ChatGPT-powered smart speaker without a screen, featuring cameras, sensors, and GPT-Live voice mode, with a target release in 2027 as part of a broader hardware lineup.
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">OpenAI's first device is set to be a smart speaker that lets you talk with ChatGPT, according to a report <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-14/openai-s-first-device-will-be-moveable-screenless-speaker-built-as-ai-companion?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc4NDA2MjAxMywiZXhwIjoxNzg0NjY2ODEzLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUSTYwSllUOU5KTFMwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJDNEVEQ0FFMUZBMDU0MEJFQTI0QTlGMjExQzFFOTA4MCJ9.DfRN0afk0TFIaHFw9zEKYjehnfMsZfKC7gPoVos8WPI&leadSource=uverify%20wall">from <em>Bloomberg</em></a>. The device apparently won't have a screen, but will use a camera and additional sensors to "understand" your environment.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The report comes just days after Apple filed a lawsuit against OpenAI that accused the AI company of <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/964843/apple-openai-lawsuit-wildest-claims">stealing hardware secrets</a>. OpenAI, in a <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/965649/openai-has-a-new-statement-about-apples-lawsuit">new statement on Tuesday</a>, said that it is "not aware of any evidence that this complaint has merit."</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Sources tell <em>Bloomberg</em> that OpenAI's device will also feature a rechargeable battery that will allow users to carry it with them. It will offer smart home contro …</p>
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# OpenAI may announce a ChatGPT smart speaker this year
Source: [https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/965670/openai-chatgpt-ai-smart-speaker-hardware-device](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/965670/openai-chatgpt-ai-smart-speaker-hardware-device)
OpenAI’s first device is set to be a smart speaker that lets you talk with ChatGPT, according to a report[from*Bloomberg*](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-14/openai-s-first-device-will-be-moveable-screenless-speaker-built-as-ai-companion?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc4NDA2MjAxMywiZXhwIjoxNzg0NjY2ODEzLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUSTYwSllUOU5KTFMwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJDNEVEQ0FFMUZBMDU0MEJFQTI0QTlGMjExQzFFOTA4MCJ9.DfRN0afk0TFIaHFw9zEKYjehnfMsZfKC7gPoVos8WPI&leadSource=uverify%20wall)\. The device apparently won’t have a screen, but will use a camera and additional sensors to “understand” your environment\.
The report comes just days after Apple filed a lawsuit against OpenAI that accused the AI company of[stealing hardware secrets](https://www.theverge.com/tech/964843/apple-openai-lawsuit-wildest-claims)\. OpenAI, in a[new statement on Tuesday](https://www.theverge.com/tech/965649/openai-has-a-new-statement-about-apples-lawsuit), said that it is “not aware of any evidence that this complaint has merit\.”
Sources tell*Bloomberg*that OpenAI’s device will also feature a rechargeable battery that will allow users to carry it with them\. It will offer smart home controls, along with the ability to play media, answer questions, and respond to messages\.*Bloomberg*additionally says that the device will use GPT\-Live, OpenAI’s[upgraded voice model announced last week](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/962856/chatgpt-upgraded-voice-mode-gpt-live)\.
*Bloomberg*reports that the device will use “mechanical elements that can move on their own” in order to “connect on a humanlike level with users\.” In February,*The Information*[reported on a similar device equipped](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/882077/openai-chatgpt-smart-speaker-camera-glasses-lamp)with a camera that can recognize items or people nearby\.
The rumored speaker will launch in 2027 as part of OpenAI’s plans for a bigger hardware lineup, which currently includes “roughly” five devices, according to*Bloomberg*\. OpenAI is collaborating with former Apple designer Jony Ive on the new devices[following its nearly $6\.5 billion acquisition of his design company](https://www.theverge.com/news/703114/openai-io-jony-ive-sam-altman-ai-hardware), io Products\.
OpenAI didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment\. The company has also been teasing a Codex gadget[called the Codex Micro](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/959269/heres-a-photo-of-openais-codex-hardware), made in partnership with Work Louder, that’s[scheduled to release](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/959174/openai-codex-hardware-work-louder)on July 15th\.
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- Jay Peters
OpenAI is developing a screenless smart speaker with AI capabilities and moving parts, designed as a humanlike companion that integrates with ChatGPT, according to a Bloomberg report.
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