Bloomberg Details OpenAI Doughnut-Shaped Smart Speaker
Bloomberg report outlines handheld device with camera, lights and moving parts.
Mark Gurman reported OpenAI is preparing a smart speaker shaped like a doughnut and sized like a hockey puck. The handheld device includes a camera, speakers, microphones, lights and moving parts to show interactivity. Gurman stated the product looks, feels and acts nothing like an Apple device and that OpenAI has found no evidence of trade secret violations. Other users on X quoted the report and shared photos, while one noted a related image appeared to be a marketing stunt by Opal. The details stem from Bloomberg coverage of the project in development.
NEW: OpenAI’s device - a human-like smart speaker - will look like a doughnut and be the size of a hockey puck. It meant to be held. It has a camera, speakers, microphones, lights and, most notably, moving parts to show interactivity. It’ll be $300-400.
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Mark Gurman@markgurmanThe big takeaway here is that it looks, feels and acts nothing like an Apple product or anything the company is currently planning. OpenAI hasn’t found any evidence they’re violating trade secrets with this device, I’m told.
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SM Sheel Mohnot@pitdesiOpenAI’s hardware product is a donut-shaped smart speaker the size of a hockey puck, with a camera, speakers, microphones, and lights. $300-400 Certainly seems like that product @jgebbia was spotted with in SF could be a prototype
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SM Sheel Mohnot@pitdesiOk nm apparently that was a marketing stunt by Opal
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RS Robert Scoble@ScobleizerI didn’t predict the moving parts. I will buy. It should help you do anything. Like cook a better dinner.
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