Woofun AI reports that OpenAI intends to launch its first consumer hardware, a screenless smart speaker, as early as this year with full market availability expected by 2027. The device will utilize an advanced GPT-Live voice system to function as an "AI companion," enabling natural conversation, proactive information delivery, and continuous learning from user data such as emails and environmental inputs. It aims to serve as the physical embodiment of ChatGPT, supporting home automation, media playback, and message management, with future ambitions to develop terminals replacing smartphones and wearables.

Concurrently, legal tensions persist as Apple sues OpenAI for trade secret violations, citing the recruitment of over 400 former Apple employees, intensifying competition in the AI hardware sector.