OpenAI’s new AI smart speaker will reportedly sell for between $300 and $400 | TechCrunch0

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• August 7, 2026

More details continue to trickle out about OpenAI’s mysterious new hardware device — described previously as an AI-fueled smart speaker that will be the “physical manifestation” of ChatGPT. Bloomberg now reports that the device will be “donut-shaped,” designed thusly to allow users to carry it around their home and place it in different locations, like