OpenAI is teasing a new hardware device for its Codex coding tool, launching July 15 in partnership with Work Louder, likely a macro pad for shortcuts.
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">OpenAI is releasing some sort of device related to its AI-powered coding tool, Codex, on July 15th. In <a href="https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2071639953927438440">a video posted to X</a> on Monday, OpenAI shows a square-shaped device with several buttons, alongside the caption, "Your favorite Codex shortcuts are getting an upgrade."</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">This isn't the mysterious <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/827607/openai-hardware-prototype-chatgpt-jony-ive-sam-altman">AI-powered device OpenAI</a> is working on with former Apple designer Jony Ive, however. As shown in the teaser, OpenAI is launching the device in partnership with Work Louder, a company that sells an array of mechanical keyboards and macro pads with mappable keys, dials, and switches.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The silhouette of the device shown by OpenAI looks a bit <a href="https://worklouder.cc/creator-micro-2">like Work …</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/959174/openai-codex-hardware-work-louder">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>
# OpenAI is teasing new hardware… for Codex
Source: [https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/959174/openai-codex-hardware-work-louder](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/959174/openai-codex-hardware-work-louder)
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OpenAI is releasing some sort of device related to its AI\-powered coding tool, Codex, on July 15th\. In[a video posted to X](https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2071639953927438440)on Monday, OpenAI shows a square\-shaped device with several buttons, alongside the caption, “Your favorite Codex shortcuts are getting an upgrade\.”
This isn’t the mysterious[AI\-powered device OpenAI](https://www.theverge.com/news/827607/openai-hardware-prototype-chatgpt-jony-ive-sam-altman)is working on with former Apple designer Jony Ive, however\. As shown in the teaser, OpenAI is launching the device in partnership with Work Louder, a company that sells an array of mechanical keyboards and macro pads with mappable keys, dials, and switches\.
The silhouette of the device shown by OpenAI looks a bit[like Work Louder’s Creator Micro 2](https://worklouder.cc/creator-micro-2), a macro pad that comes with 13 mechanical switches, a joystick, and a touch sensor\. Users can assign shortcuts and custom actions to the toggles on that device when using different apps, like Photoshop\. Figma[similarly partnered with Work Louder](https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/12/23996534/figma-creator-micro-macro-pad-price-release-dates-specs-features)to launch a macro pad with preconfigured shortcuts\.
Neither OpenAI nor Work Louder shares any more details about their upcoming collaboration, but with a launch just two weeks away, we won’t have to wait much longer to find out more\.
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- Emma Roth
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