OpenAI’s first hardware device debuted at $230. Now, it’s on eBay for $1,850
OpenAI’s foray into hardware has transfixed techies for more than a year, with speculation about the AI company’s forthcoming mystery gadget ranging from a smart speaker to a wearable device. Recommended Video It turns out, OpenAI’s first hardware device is a bit more prosaic: a keyboard. On July 15, OpenAI debuted the Codex Micro, a $230 square keyboard with a 12-key pad, a joystick, and neon lights.
- ▪OpenAI’s foray into hardware has transfixed techies for more than a year, with speculation about the AI company’s forthcoming mystery gadget ranging from a smart speaker to a wearable device.
- ▪Recommended Video It turns out, OpenAI’s first hardware device is a bit more prosaic: a keyboard.
- ▪On July 15, OpenAI debuted the Codex Micro, a $230 square keyboard with a 12-key pad, a joystick, and neon lights.
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OpenAI’s foray into hardware has transfixed techies for more than a year, with speculation about the AI company’s forthcoming mystery gadget ranging from a smart speaker to a wearable device. Recommended Video It turns out, OpenAI’s first hardware device is a bit more prosaic: a keyboard. On July 15, OpenAI debuted the Codex Micro, a $230 square keyboard with a 12-key pad, a joystick, and neon lights. Targeted specifically at computer coders who use OpenAI’s Codex tool, the Micro keyboard is a one-off project that OpenAI developed with boutique keyboard firm Work Louder. It’s completely separate from the consumer gadget—the so-called AI companion—that’s expected to be released sometime next year. That hasn’t crimped demand for the Codex Micro keyboard however.
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