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OpenAI's first branded hardware is... a light-up keyboard?
The Codex Micro is designed to monitor multiple agentic threads at a glance.
TL;DR
- OpenAI has released its first branded hardware: the Codex Micro, a $230 specialized mini-keyboard.
- The device is a collaboration with Work Louder and features RGB lighting.
- Six frosted keys offer color-coded live feedback on up to six Codex agent threads, indicating status from idle to error.
- A tap on a lit key brings up the corresponding Codex window.
- The keyboard also includes six default buttons for common Codex tasks and a "push to talk" button, all remappable.
- Users can program five additional function layers for general computing shortcuts.
- The Codex Micro prominently displays OpenAI branding and references an OpenAI Super Bowl ad tagline.
- This launch signals OpenAI's expansion ambitions into hardware, building on reported collaborations with Jony Ive and the acquisition of his design firm, LoveFrom.
- Previous reports suggest OpenAI is working on a handheld, screenless device, though this has faced technical hurdles and potential legal challenges from Apple.
- The Codex Micro is available for order now and expected to ship shortly after purchase.