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OpenAI's First ChatGPT Gadget Could Be a Smart Speaker With a Camera

(Saturday February 21, 2026 @05:00AM (BeauHD) from the what-to-expect dept.)


OpenAI is [1]reportedly developing its first consumer hardware product: [2]a $200-$300 smart speaker with a built-in camera capable of recognizing "items on a nearby table or conversations people are having in the vicinity." It's also said to feature Face ID-style authentication for purchases. The Verge reports:

> In addition to the smart speaker, OpenAI is "possibly" working on smart glasses and a smart lamp, The Information reports. (Apple may also be working on a smart lamp.) But OpenAI's glasses might not hit mass production until 2028, and while OpenAI has made prototypes of gadgets like the smart lamp, The Information says it's "unclear" if they'll be released and that OpenAI's devices plans are in early stages.



[1] https://www.theinformation.com/articles/inside-openai-team-developing-ai-devices

[2] https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/882077/openai-chatgpt-smart-speaker-camera-glasses-lamp


So a surveillance device? (Score:2)

by gweihir ( 88907 )

I guess that makes sense. Obviously, only idiots will get one, but there are plenty of idiots around and OpenAI knows it.

HAHAHAHAHAHA! (Score:2)

by YuppieScum ( 1096 )

Not only no, but fuck no.

Amazon? (Score:2)

by DrMrLordX ( 559371 )

So their plan to further monetize ChatGPT in an attempt to stem losses is to imitate a product that Amazon (and Google) has been selling for years? Lame.

I will buy one... (Score:2)

by tonymercmobily ( 658708 )

They will have my money.

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