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OpenAI Sells A $230 Keypad Built Just To Summon Codex

Work Louder designed the Codex Micro, packed with 13 backlit mechanical switches, a rotary knob and a tiny joystick, out July 15.

  • The buy button on Work Louder's page redirects to openai.com/supply/co-lab/work-louder, not its own store.
  • Codex is OpenAI's AI coding agent, the only software this device is built to summon.
  • OpenAI calls it a co-lab with a keyboard maker, not a device built in-house.

Why it matters: A gadget that works only through one company's servers sells dependence, not convenience.

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