Aug 20, 2026 · 26 min · 17 segments
Steve Caplin is intrigued by top designer Jony Ive's portable smart speaker for OpenAI, apparently a metal doughnut with moving parts but not available until next year. Another innovative speaker…
Simon RoseHostWell, maybe four inches, three inches in diameter, with a hole in the middle, hence the donut.
So it can see, it can hear, it can interact with the room that you're in and it runs on batteries.
So the idea is you can carry it with you rather than just plugging it in wherever your other smart things are plugged in.
More than that, We don't really know, other than it's going to be released next year for between $300 and $400.
Well, maybe four inches, three inches in diameter, with a hole in the middle, hence the donut.
So it can see, it can hear, it can interact with the room that you're in and it runs on batteries.
So the idea is you can carry it with you rather than just plugging it in wherever your other smart things are plugged in.
More than that, We don't really know, other than it's going to be released next year for between $300 and $400.
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