GoKawiilMy Stream Deck customized to emulate the Codex Micro David Gewirtz/ZDNET
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OpenAI's $230 Codex Micro sold out almost immediately.
I recreated its core controls on my Stream Deck+.
Unlike fixed keycaps, Stream Deck buttons adapt to any app.
Look, I might as well admit it. I mean, it's not like you folks didn't suspect this already. I have a thing for add-on control surfaces for my computer. I've tried almost every add-on keypad and controller there is. I have not one, not two, but three Stream Decks, including a Stream Deck+ with its four dials. I have a SpaceMouse for 3D design. I have a Loupedeck, for some reason, as well. And there are more in my gear bin, because, well, me.
Also: I got 4 years of product development done in 4 days for $200, and I'm still stunned
So it should come as no surprise that when OpenAI announced the Codex Micro, its fancy little mini-keyboard for Codex users, I wanted one. Yes, at $230, it's expensive. But think of the productivity benefits. Instead of the toil of having to press the Enter key on my keyboard, I could tap the Checkmark key on the Codex Micro. Instead of having to click Cancel on the screen, I could hit the X key on the Codex Micro. There's even a dial and a joystick. Ooh. Ah.
For the record, that's not even a sarcastic "ooh" and "ah." I really do groove on these things. Alas, 'twas not to be. I am thwarted. Apparently, I'm not the only add-on control surface fiend out there in geekdom. For on day one, it was sold out.
Codex Micro out of stock Screenshot by David Gewirtz/ZDNET
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