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throwaw12
Is this the reason OpenAI decided to steal Apple hardware secrets?

Regardless, device looks nice

hyperhello
My first reaction is WTF. My second reaction isn't here yet.
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injidup
I checked the date but no.
LudwigNagasena
Looks like a novelty item made with the purpose of testing their hardware production capabilities before producing a real product.

Also, translated pages transform newlines into \n.

steve1977
A quarter RGB keyboard for the price of half a MacBook Neo? Yeah this will sell like hot cakes...
volkk
on one hand...this looks cool/teenage engineering-esque. on the other...engineers have been infantilized forever now but this is a new level. it feels like my career has been dwindled down to ... what? a few colors and like 5 buttons? reminds me of something out of idiocracy a bit. just need a button that orders a nice juicy hamburger for me during my lunch break.

but jokes aside, I suppose you can look at this being sort of like a numpad in addition to your main keyboard so I see the point of this gimmicky thing

jawns
It's not clear why this physical object is a better solution to the problem than, say, a window on your screen. Feels like more of a hobby project than something that provides $230 of value.
wink
There are dozens of us who went through the ordeal to use MIDI controllers for stuff because you just want to touch a button and not alt-tab 4 times. cf. https://f5n.org/blog/2026/hardware-mute-button/ (part 2 is not published yet where I replace the Korg software with my own app using a Rust midi driver)

But yes, mine was 55 EUR, is universally usable, and it was a fun project. There is a reason I didn't buy a stream deck and there's also a reason I did not buy a 3d printer, design a PCB and do it from scratch.

qwertytyyuu
We march ever closer to the cntl c v keyboard!
nzoschke
Looks cool. I’m looking for a macro pad with a little LCD that’s Mac and Linux compatible.

This looks like it has LEDs but not a screen.

Any experience with https://www.eezbotfun.com/ or recommendations for something similar?

paxys
This is a rebranded/reskinned WORK LOUDER Creator Micro 2 btw (https://worklouder.cc/creator-micro-2). Great device if you're into expensive tech toys (a la Teenage Engineering), but if you were waiting for a big OpenAI hardware reveal sorry to disappoint.
hazrmard
Looks fun, but I don't quite understand this product:

  - Do the buttons map to configurable skills / prompts?
  - Is it meant to be used remotely with some independence (like codex remote), or is it a peripheral like a trackpad?
bogdan
We need to bring back the 'turbo' button.[1]

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbo_button#Purpose

hdjrudni
It's actually kind of funny that the purpose of the Turbo button was to slow your computer down so you could play games that were running too fast.

But I guess they didn't want to put a "Slow" button on their PC towers.

dvduval
Presentation is not clear to me. How is it superior to using my keyboard?
adamrezich
> Flick the joystick to launch common Codex workflows like reviewing a PR, debugging an error, or refactoring code.

Uh… what?

gervwyk
I thought this was an aprils fools joke. Then i realized it’s July..
chronogram
So it's like a more limited Streamdeck.
numbers
wow, great partnership for Work Louder but man, I have a micropad from work louder, it's basically just a weird layout for a macropad.
BedVibe_Studios
I'm curious who the target audience is. As a developer I already spend all day at my keyboard, so I'm not yet convinced dedicated hardware is faster than a desktop app. I'd love to hear from people who've actually used it.
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