# OpenAI is teasing new hardware… for Codex > Source: > Published: 2026-06-29 18:52:03+00:00 OpenAI is releasing some sort of device related to its AI-powered coding tool, Codex, on July 15th. In [a video posted to X](https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2071639953927438440) on Monday, OpenAI shows a square-shaped device with several buttons, alongside the caption, “Your favorite Codex shortcuts are getting an upgrade.” # OpenAI is teasing new hardware… for Codex A new video shows a Codex-focused device built in collaboration with Work Louder. A new video shows a Codex-focused device built in collaboration with Work Louder. This isn’t the mysterious [AI-powered device OpenAI](/news/827607/openai-hardware-prototype-chatgpt-jony-ive-sam-altman) is working on with former Apple designer Jony Ive, however. As shown in the teaser, OpenAI is launching the device in partnership with Work Louder, a company that sells an array of mechanical keyboards and macro pads with mappable keys, dials, and switches. The silhouette of the device shown by OpenAI looks a bit [like Work Louder’s Creator Micro 2](https://worklouder.cc/creator-micro-2), a macro pad that comes with 13 mechanical switches, a joystick, and a touch sensor. Users can assign shortcuts and custom actions to the toggles on that device when using different apps, like Photoshop. Figma [similarly partnered with Work Louder](/2023/12/12/23996534/figma-creator-micro-macro-pad-price-release-dates-specs-features) to launch a macro pad with preconfigured shortcuts. Neither OpenAI nor Work Louder shares any more details about their upcoming collaboration, but with a launch just two weeks away, we won’t have to wait much longer to find out more. **Follow topics and authors** from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.