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

Regardless, device looks nice

My first reaction is WTF. My second reaction isn't here yet.

I checked the date but no.

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.

A quarter RGB keyboard for the price of half a MacBook Neo? Yeah this will sell like hot cakes...

Where's the Stream Deck emulation layer?

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

Where have I seen this before

https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1ue5inx/i_built...

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.

We march ever closer to the cntl c v keyboard!

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?

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.

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?

We need to bring back the 'turbo' button.[1]

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

Presentation is not clear to me. How is it superior to using my keyboard?

> Flick the joystick to launch common Codex workflows like reviewing a PR, debugging an error, or refactoring code.

Uh… what?

I thought this was an aprils fools joke. Then i realized it’s July..

So it's like a more limited Streamdeck.

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.

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.

Is this the moat?

I KVM between a bunch of boxes and I have a Doio KB16 for Claude and I love it. I get the reasoning for the product. Price is..... interesting.

https://doioshop.com/products/doio-16-keys-programmable-mult...

I ordered one because I lack impulse control.

Wow, they are going to sell dozens of these!

I like it because it looks sleak, and the colors are neat.

However, it really puts in perspective that a large part of my job has just become clicking a few buttons.

Why not a Stream Deck? I own 3 stream decks, and they are incredibly useful. Not only for coding, but windows controlling, shortcuts for anything. And the best part is that there are small screens you can customize.

We're rapidly approaching the Jetsons one button workplace territory.

$230 for essentially a fancy numpad that's only useful for one tool? Welcome to the AI revolution

Is this the Jony Ive device?

It looks very sus like an Apple product.

Lol this is trippy, although not sure how much use I really would get outta this thing

Pretty sure I could just vibe code this with my old Elgato Stream Deck. As a bonus, it wouldn't become eminently useless if I swap to any other model provider.

Finally! Definitive, tangible, tactile proof that we're near the top of the bubble. /s

AGI is almost here, but first, one more thing... a keyboard controller!

I had to check the calendar as I thought it’s April fool. What’s the point of this? Isn’t that like the meme of stackoverflow keyboard?

A bit late for April Fools, no?

In all seriousness, does anyone actually want this?

Post a picture of one of these with the “X” key conspicuously removed and you’d probably get a repost from Sam

Ordered. Not sure will beat my streamdeck modules, but YOLO

Seems a bit silly (especially given how easy LLM's make building such an accessory)

This is the lamest possible implementation, exactly what I would expect from openAI. Nothing about it is interesting or unique or really leverages the power of LLMs to make a new experience.

It's just a keyboard.

Nothing to see here.

I like the teenage engineering style, but is that the hardware that they were stealing Apple secrets for?

A keyboard. Truly groundbreaking.