{"slug": "openai-launches-its-first-hardware-product-priced-at-230", "title": "OpenAI launches its first hardware product, priced at $230", "summary": "OpenAI launched its first hardware product, the Codex Micro keyboard priced at $230, designed as an AI coding assistant. The launch follows Apple's lawsuit accusing OpenAI of stealing hardware trade secrets, which OpenAI denies. OpenAI is also developing a future AI device described by CEO Sam Altman as a \"humanlike\" companion expected in 2027.", "body_md": "# OpenAI launches its first hardware product, priced at $230\n\n- OpenAI has launched its first hardware product, the Codex Micro, a miniature keyboard priced at $230, designed as an AI coding assistant for its Codex tool.\n- The Codex Micro, developed with Work Louder, features a joystick, rotary dial, 12 buttons, USB-C, and Bluetooth capabilities.\n- This launch follows Apple filing a lawsuit accusing OpenAI of stealing hardware trade secrets through former employees, an accusation OpenAI denies.\n- OpenAI is also developing another AI device, described by CEO Sam Altman as a ”humanlike” companion and “the coolest piece of technology the world will have ever seen”.\n- This future device, rumoured to launch in 2027, is expected to be a screenless smart speaker with a camera and sensors, designed to be fully aware of a user's surroundings.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-launches-its-first-hardware-product-priced-at-230", "canonical_source": "https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/openai-ai-codex-micro-apple-b3016107.html", "published_at": "2026-07-16 11:20:27+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-16 11:33:33.175477+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-products", "ai-tools", "ai-ethics", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["OpenAI", "Codex Micro", "Work Louder", "Apple", "Sam Altman"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-launches-its-first-hardware-product-priced-at-230", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-launches-its-first-hardware-product-priced-at-230.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-launches-its-first-hardware-product-priced-at-230.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-launches-its-first-hardware-product-priced-at-230.jsonld"}}