OpenAI launches Codex Micro, a $230 desktop keypad built in collaboration with keyboard maker Work Louder, with backlit keys, a rotary knob, and a tiny joystick
THE SO WHAT
A $230 Codex Micro keypad tied to agentmaxx is a hardware bet that AI agents will be a persistent, foreground tool—worthy of desk real estate and muscle memory. If you build AI products, think beyond the screen: dedicated controls, status lights, and physical affordances may become part of the agent UX stack.
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