It’s likely a small keypad for common Codex shortcuts, as mentioned by the post, and it will be the first hardware device (co-)developed by OpenAI. Not a flashy new phone or the highly anticipated AI hardware device, which would take years to develop.
Work Louder is mostly famous for mechanical keyboards and custom keypads, and makes a $144 13-key wireless pad, complete with a tiny joystick.
The device being teased in the video looks like a carbon copy of the Creator Micro 2 pad described above, save for the backlit keys.
That should offer a hint for how OpenAI will be playing its hardware — as a premium Codex add-on, likely also with a premium price.
Read more: The X post, The Verge, 9to5Mac.