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Re: Codex Micro

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Post by throwatdem12311 »

nolok wrote: post #96
koe123 wrote: post #84

I am surprised they released this. Who is the audience for this? You can DIY this yourself surely.

The people who cannot DIY? There are a surprisingly large number of people who "code" in codex while being completely unable to write a single line of code themselves. Not that I approve, I think this will end in disaster (security or otherwise) and llm shines as a force multiplier not as a replacement, but I've long learned what's correct is not always what's selling.

Haven’t you heard? Anyone can DIy anything now they just have to ask ChatGPT for help.

Re: Codex Micro

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Post by porphyra »

antfarm wrote: post #103

I don't understand the many Teenage Engineering references in this thread, this design has no soul.

Teenage Engineering makes a lot of products that are basically just a grid of buttons and knobs. It's an obvious comparison to make, even if you disagree on the style/soul etc. Like the OP-1 is also a rectangle of buttons, and even the style of the keycap itself can draw some comparisons (it is a rounded square with a circle in it and an abstract symbol on it): https://teenage.engineering/products/op-1

Re: Codex Micro

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Post by isoprophlex »

One step closer to desks with a monitor and a single big red pushbutton to nudge the token spend forward.

I'd personally like one that says "slop me up", or maybe plays an airhorn sample or whatever...

Re: Codex Micro

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Post by batperson »

zitterbewegung wrote: post #69
paxys wrote: post #16

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.

IMHO this is a much better solution. https://marketplace.elgato.com/product/claude-code-usage-ea7... I actually have this as a problem with Codex / Claude where I don't know if I have to make a decision .

I own an elgato Stream Deck (somewhere in a drawer), I love the concept of keys being a display but the keys are VERY mushy. Still a better deal and a way more versatile device than that Codex Micro pad.

Now that I think about it, I think I'd enjoy using streamdeck more if it was just a USB touchscreen thing maybe with some vibration for tactile feel with the same UI.

Re: Codex Micro

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Post by wren6991 »

$230 for a macropad with an exposed PCB and no washers under the Allen screws.

I'm not sure what the joystick is for, and neither are they apparently: the only example they give is something that could just be a keybind.

Re: Codex Micro

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Post by landr0id »

porphyra wrote: post #130
landr0id wrote: post #88

If anyone is looking at this thinking it looks pretty and wants to check out Work Louder's keyboards, let me save you the time. Their keyboards must be made by designers who do not type much because they are both not pleasant to type on and not very high-quality. The Nomad [E] might be one of the worst keyboards I've ever purchased, and I owned one of the original butterfly switch MacBooks.

What's wrong with it? I believe you but I'm just curious... since on paper it just uses Gateron low profile switches which seems reasonable.

For the Nomad: The caps slightly rotate. If you look at them from the side profile, they are also all varying heights. I found enough variance in the physical layout of keys that I was constantly making mistakes and pressing multiple keys simultaneously. It has this gimmicky magnetic riser on the back which the magnets fell out of. The display is just a gimmick but has a fun Tamagotchi-type thing that analyzes WPM, so that's cool at least.

The company itself had crazy production delays on both the Nomad and the Knob1, and seem to depend on hypebeast marketing. For $400 you would expect a very premium product and it's easy to argue that they missed the mark pretty hard.

Oh I also placed a pre-order and they refused to cancel after many delays. Unfortunately after that point it was too late for a chargeback.

*just found a random review if you want to see other opinions. The comments discuss some of the weird company shenanigans: https://old.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/1ngka3...

Re: Codex Micro

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Post by porphyra »

dybber wrote: post #140
hmokiguess wrote: post #119

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I was interested in their knob1, and, if you go to their website today it still says pre-order with shipping in August 2025 (stuck in the past), at this point I accepted it's vaporware [1] [1] https://worklouder.cc/knob1

Their website is blocked by my ISP as being unsafe.

Many ISPs block .cc domains. Especially when .co.cc was a free domain name thing and tons of malware would use it.
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