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More details continue to trickle out about OpenAI\u2019s mysterious new hardware device<\/a> \u2014 described previously as an AI-fueled smart speaker that will be the \u201cphysical manifestation<\/a>\u201d of ChatGPT. <\/p>\n Bloomberg now reports<\/a> that the device will be \u201cdonut-shaped,\u201d designed thusly to allow users to carry it around their home and place it in different locations, like a bedside table or a kitchen counter.<\/p>\n It will be constructed from \u201chigh-quality metal,\u201d have a \u201cpremium look,\u201d and (in a detail that mystifies) will have distinct \u201cmoving parts,\u201d sources told Bloomberg.<\/p>\n It also could be slightly more expensive than your average smart speaker, perhaps $300 to $400 per unit, according to this report. For comparison, most of Amazon\u2019s smart home speakers range in price from $40 on the low end to $240 on the high end.<\/p>\n So, to sum up: an expensive talking AI donut that has \u2026 moving parts? OpenAI releasing a smart home device has a certain logic to it, in that it would further integrate ChatGPT into users\u2019 lives. However, historically speaking, smart speakers have not always been profitable<\/a> and may prove a difficult market to break into<\/a>. The potentially high price point also might not help.<\/p>\n The device, which is being developed in partnership with LoveFrom, the design studio founded by famous former Apple developer Jony Ive, will likely be released at some point in 2027, Bloomberg writes. <\/p>\n The company\u2019s attempt to enter the hardware market has not gone off without a hitch. OpenAI is being sued by the current king of hardware, Apple<\/a>, which has accused the AI lab of stealing trade secrets. OpenAI has denied wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n