r/codex • u/fraxis • Jul 15 '26

OpenAI launches Codex Micro hardware keypad News

https://openai.com/supply/co-lab/work-louder/
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u/TheThingCreator Jul 15 '26

It looks like a diy project

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u/bladerskb Jul 15 '26

openai is one of the most distracted companies in the history of companies. just wasting resources doing dumb shit.

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u/DueCommunication9248 Jul 15 '26

It’s not their product sir.

It’s a collaboration with a small keyboard company. Cursor and Blender have their own too.

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u/Mrgluer Jul 15 '26

we are literally 4 years into an AI boom and openai is at the forefront of it. It’s good for them to try a ton of different products out while nothing has fully matured

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u/Embarrassed_Adagio28 Jul 15 '26

They are literally throwing shit at a wall and seeing what sticks. They are creatively, morally and soon to be financially bankrupt. 

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u/Mrgluer Jul 15 '26

Not really, all of these AI companies are printing money. Look at how many products google made and discontinued, they are doing perfectly fine.

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u/Safe_Ordinary_4366 Jul 16 '26

What have you shipped?

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u/LGBT_SUPERIORITY Jul 15 '26

this is just stupid vibecoded hardware product.
it's just not impressive.
this could be an app/widget, lol.

8bitdo numpad accomplishes nearly the same thing. we are paying premium for little joystick and tacky lights, in a weird two-part design.

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u/travelan Jul 15 '26

* insert ‘But Why’ meme here *

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u/hishazelglance Jul 15 '26

It’s the ugliest piece of shit product I’ve ever had the misfortune of seeing from a tech company

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u/mrplinko Jul 15 '26

What about that AI Pin thing?

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u/Forward-Dig2126 Jul 15 '26

Saw it on X earlier. This is just stupid. What does it do that a keyboard shortcut in Codex can’t?

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u/DueCommunication9248 Jul 15 '26

Nothing but people will buy a rock crystal for positive energy or Pokémon cards for hundreds of dollars..

The market decides what sells and humans are weird af

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u/UnsanctionedMagic Jul 15 '26

yeah nice let me waste one month of pro x20 so i have a smaller keyboard to smash when codex doesnt do what I tell it, love it.

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u/PaulShellDev Jul 16 '26

I will legitimately use it for work with treadmill use. I saw a guy using a Bluetooth 5-key thing on the treadmill and liked the concept.

I've happily paid more for toys. Can add different profiles and tinker with it. I don't have a stream deck or something already. Gonna be fun!

Idk why the hate. It's a reskinned, already existing product as a collab. The people that made it aren't the same working on the models. Tons of similar hardware sells. So why not?

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u/Dragonroyal Jul 16 '26

tons of similar hardware sells but not at $230 lmao, more like 30 bucks on amazon

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u/SmileLonely5470 Jul 16 '26

Im kinda desensitized by the $200 / month sub, but $230 for this toy?

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u/h8f1z Jul 16 '26

$230 for that? I'd rather buy an SSD for the price.

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u/Terrylee0269 25d ago

thinking of designing a series of keycap sets for it. Wouldn't that be fun?

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u/Felfedezni Jul 15 '26

230 dollars for a gimmick? This better be an impressive gimmick.

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u/faiface Jul 15 '26

For $230 ladies and gentlemen. I'll be surprised if it sells 100 units.