# OpenAI's First Hardware Device Will Reportedly Be a Screenless Smart Speaker

Bloomberg sources describe a portable, display-free device positioned as a home computer for the AI era, still in development with no ship date.

- Published: 2026-07-17T05:29:37.841Z
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OpenAI is preparing a portable screenless smart speaker as its first hardware product, conceived as a "home computer for the AI era," the AI ML Big Data channel reports, citing Bloomberg and people familiar with the project. The device is s…

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