OpenAI Hardware Push Now Has a Lawsuit and a $230 Keypad
Summary
Apple sued OpenAI over hardware trade secrets on July 10. Five days later, OpenAI shipped its first hardware product, a $230 Codex Micro keypad. OpenAI's first hardware product is the $230 Codex Micro, a Work Louder macropad released on July 15, 2026. It arrived five days after Apple's trade secret lawsuit and one day after Bloomberg detailed the separate Jony Ive smart speaker.