OpenAI presented its first physical device and surprised the market: this is the Codex Micro keyboard

The device is priced at 230 dollars and is especially aimed at advanced Codex users. Its design incorporates physical controls to monitor the status of agents, switch between different tasks and modify the level of reasoning of the artificial intelligence.

The launch marks OpenAI’s entry into the hardware market, although it is not the device it had been for months. anticipated by various rumors. The company works on other physical products, including a artificial intelligence assistant for home which could become its first major device aimed at the general public.

Codex Micro was designed as a small control console for Codex functions. The equipment includes six translucent keys that light up to show the status of the AI ​​agents and allow the user to switch between them when working with multiple processes at the same time.

Indicators also serve to visualize what is happening without having to constantly look at the computer screen. White represents an inactive agent, while green indicates an unread chat. Blue indicates that artificial intelligence is processing information and orange indicates that it requires human approval. Pink, meanwhile, identifies errors.

The device also incorporates a Rotary knob to adjust the reasoning level of the agent and a joystick to navigate through the different functions. Added to this is a set of shortcut keys that can be configured to perform common Codex actions.

Among its controls there is also a function of voice recording for those who prefer to send spoken instructions to agents. The keyboard is available with two types of mechanical switches: a clicky version and a silent version, in accordance with the characteristics of the products manufactured by Work Louder.

The Codex Micro also has 32 traditional configurable keys from the application ChatGPT. The idea is to concentrate on a physical device the actions that are normally executed from the software interface.

The launch comes at a time when OpenAI is reinforcing its commitment to Codex. The company incorporated the tool into its ChatGPT desktop application and, according to data cited in the material, Codex and ChatGPT Work reached 8 million active users.

The new keyboard thus represents a physical extension of a platform that the company seeks to turn into a central piece of its artificial intelligence strategy applied to programming.

Although the Codex Micro is the first physical product from OpenAIit would not be the device that the company plans to make the center of its consumer hardware strategy.

For months versions circulated about a wearable device and about possible projects related to smartphones. However, other reports suggest that the company’s next big product could be a smart speaker with artificial intelligence functions.

According to this information, the gadget would be thought of as an AI companion integrated into the smart home ecosystem. You could control appliances, play content, respond to questions and messages, and take advantage of various ChatGPT capabilities.

The proposal would seek to go beyond the traditional operation of a smart speaker. The product would be conceived as a native artificial intelligence computer and like a physical manifestation of ChatGPT assistantwith the intention of staying close to the user and offering help more proactively.

The equipment could incorporate a camera to interpret your environment and environmental sensors for information about the context. I would also have a rechargeable batterywhich would allow it to be moved from one room to another without keeping it permanently connected to the electrical current.

The interaction would be based mainly on voice and would use GPT-Livethe ChatGPT mode aimed at natural conversations. The design could also reportedly include some type of mechanical movement or directionality.

OpenAI’s hardware strategy would be being developed with the participation of LoveFrom, the studio founded by Jony Iveformer head of design at Apple. According to reports, the company would be working on five different products and the speaker would be the first of that family to hit the market, with a launch planned for 2027.