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Re: Codex Micro

#191

Post by minimaxir » Wed, Jul 15, 2026, 8:15 PM UTC

mortenjorck wrote: post #189

This is not really intended as a product you will use today. This is an intentionally provocative statement on the future of work, where your keyboard is not supplemented by, but rather replaced by a dozen or so buttons for prompting (via voice), reviewing, approving or rejecting. Codex Micro is a workstation controller for the knowledge worker in sama's 2030 fever dream. I'm not even entirely sure I disagree.

You can do that now with a Stream Deck + XL. https://www.elgato.com/us/en/p/stream-deck-plus-xl

Re: Codex Micro

#192

Post by GZGavinZhao » Wed, Jul 15, 2026, 8:21 PM UTC

Stop giving me ideas to repurpose my AKAI Fire with a simple Pi extension!!

Re: Codex Micro

#193

Post by gourneau » Wed, Jul 15, 2026, 8:28 PM UTC

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Re: Codex Micro

#194

Post by steve1977 » Wed, Jul 15, 2026, 8:31 PM UTC

iknowstuff wrote: post #159

arjie wrote: post #71

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It’s $230 vs. $699? That’s almost exactly a third, not half.

At release, the Neo was $499 for education.

That's the number I had in mind, but correct, apparently this is only for education and it's also 100 USD more now.

Re: Codex Micro

#195

Post by nikisweeting » Wed, Jul 15, 2026, 8:33 PM UTC

If you want an $18 DIY / open hardware version of this using an LED cube off amazon & WLED, here you go: https://github.com/pirate/led-cube-agent-monitor

Re: Codex Micro

#196

Post by bdcravens » Wed, Jul 15, 2026, 8:37 PM UTC

minimaxir wrote: post #191

mortenjorck wrote: post #189

This is not really intended as a product you will use today. This is an intentionally provocative statement on the future of work, where your keyboard is not supplemented by, but rather replaced by a dozen or so buttons for prompting (via voice), reviewing, approving or rejecting. Codex Micro is a workstation controller for the knowledge worker in sama's 2030 fever dream. I'm not even entirely sure I disagree.

You can do that now with a Stream Deck + XL. https://www.elgato.com/us/en/p/stream-deck-plus-xl

Or for those looking for a challenge, switches + ESP32 or Arduino + a 3d printer can take you a long way.

https://www.printables.com/tag/macrokeyboard

Re: Codex Micro

#197

Post by dgellow » Wed, Jul 15, 2026, 8:37 PM UTC

kelvinjps10 wrote: post #171

At this point these companies are going to release merch to fund themselves

Whatever is need to boost the numbers before the IPO

Re: Codex Micro

#198

Post by dgellow » Wed, Jul 15, 2026, 8:38 PM UTC

rykuno wrote: post #160

My first question is this — what does this do that a $50 Streamdeck cannot?

Marketing, you don’t end up in the news with a streamdeck plugin

Re: Codex Micro

#199

Post by hadlock » Wed, Jul 15, 2026, 8:39 PM UTC

rykuno wrote: post #160

My first question is this — what does this do that a $50 Streamdeck cannot?

Great question - nothing. I was a little surprised to see it doesn't even have a microphone or speaker - that means regardless of whatever compute is available (esp32 is pretty common in the $30 price class for smart assistants) this can never be a standalone device.

Re: Codex Micro

#200

Post by martin8412 » Wed, Jul 15, 2026, 8:39 PM UTC

deepspace wrote: post #167

zitterbewegung wrote: post #69

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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 .

Yuk. Windows only and closed source. Pass.

Elgato has official drivers for MacOS

There are also 3rd party drivers for Linux.