OpenAI previewed a new hardware product, though it is not the much-anticipated personal AI device being developed with Jony Ive. Instead, this one targets Codex AI users.
Teaser Reveals Keyboard-Style Device in Collaboration with Work Louder
The OpenAI Developers’ X account shared a teaser on Monday showing a keyboard-style device cycling through rainbow colors, followed by the OpenAI logo and the Work Louder logo, a Canadian-Italian company known for keyboards and accessories.
The caption read, “Your favorite Codex shortcuts are getting an upgrade,” and the post also referenced July 15.
While the full specifications have not yet been revealed, an OpenAI spokesperson told Business Insider that the device will be named “Codex Micro.” They added that it is “designed to supercharge people’s Codex usage.”
Codex Device Mirrors Work Louder’s Creator Micro 2 Design with Branding Changes
Work Louder currently offers a similar product called the Creator Micro 2, a shortcut keyboard that includes a joystick. The two devices have a similar layout, but Codex swaps Work Louder’s branding for OpenAI’s. For instance, the Creator Micro 2 shows “Work Louder © 2025,” while the Codex version reads “OpenAI 2026.”
On the right side, the teaser displays the words “You can just…” before fading into darkness, likely referencing the Codex marketing phrase “You can just build things.”
Dominik Kundel, an OpenAI employee focused on developer experience, also wrote on X that attendees at the AI Engineer World’s Fair might get a chance to “catch a peek” of the device. Some attendees have since shared photos of both the device and its packaging online.
Kundel wrote on LinkedIn that “hardware development moves on very different timelines,” adding that he is “excited to finally see this come to fruition.”
This isn’t the widely anticipated AI device that OpenAI is developing with iPhone designer Jony Ive. OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar has said the device is expected to launch by the end of the year.
OpenAI isn’t the first AI company to create hardware for “vibe coders.” Cursor had previously distributed standalone “tab” keys as promotional merchandise.
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