{"id":3251,"date":"2026-07-17T11:35:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T11:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justfineinfotech.com\/amid-hardware-legal-battle-openai-releases-a-230-keyboard-for-codex-techcrunch\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T11:35:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T11:35:49","slug":"amid-hardware-legal-battle-openai-releases-a-230-keyboard-for-codex-techcrunch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justfineinfotech.com\/fr\/amid-hardware-legal-battle-openai-releases-a-230-keyboard-for-codex-techcrunch\/","title":{"rendered":"Amid hardware legal battle, OpenAI releases a $230 keyboard for Codex | TechCrunch"},"content":{"rendered":"

OpenAI is officially entering the hardware market with the launch of a $230 light-up keyboard designed to pair with its AI coding assistant<\/a>, Codex<\/p>\n

The Codex Micro, co-designed with specialty keyboard designer Work Louder, is being advertised as a fancy new way for ChatGPT users to manage their fleets of AI coding agents \u2014 the semi-autonomous<\/a> bots that can write and execute code with little human input<\/p>\n

The device comes equipped with light-up \u201cAgent Keys\u201d that show agent status, customizable Command Keys that act as shortcuts for frequent Codex actions, and a joystick for launching common workflows. It also has a dial that adjusts how much \u201creasoning\u201d \u2014 essentially, how much time and computing power \u2014 an agent uses on a given task (agent reasoning level)<\/p>\n

The idea is that, instead of managing your agents through your phone or desktop app, you can now use the Micro as your \u201ccommand center for agentic work,\u201d as OpenAI puts it. It\u2019ll also probably just look really cool sitting on your desk. The device is controllable and customizable<\/p>

Image Credits:OpenAI<\/figcaption>

OpenAI told TechCrunch in an email that the Micro is a limited-run collaboration, signaling that it\u2019s more of a novelty item than a product designed for mass appeal. It seems like a flashy bauble designed to herald the company\u2019s entrance into the hardware market<\/p>\n

The more consequential hardware news arrived Tuesday. A yet-to-be-released OpenAI device that Bloomberg revealed sounds like it is being designed for the long haul. It\u2019s described as a portable, screenless smart speaker that integrates with ChatGPT and involves \u201cmechanical elements that can move on their own.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

At this juncture, it\u2019s difficult to imagine how all of those disparate details \u2014 screenless, portable, moving parts \u2014 will come together into a coherent product (OpenAI isn\u2019t saying). But it leaves an intriguing picture, to say the least. It also sounds like it\u2019s not done yet. The Bloomberg report highlights that the item is still in development and subject to change<\/p>\n

This new device is also reportedly being designed by former engineers from Apple \u2014 a company that is currently suing OpenAI for trade theft<\/p>\n

That connection hasn\u2019t gone unnoticed, least of all by Apple. Apple last week sued OpenAI, accusing the company\u2019s senior leadership of a deliberate strategy to extract its confidential information; it alleges OpenAI used that information in developing its own hardware device. OpenAI has denied wrongdoing<\/p>\n

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Source: techcrunch.com<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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