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Topic: hardware

13 articles

Explore our coverage of hardware — 13 curated articles, summaries, and related resources from the Inblix archive.

This $9 NFC key locks your apps until you physically walk to another room — Inblix summary
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This $9 NFC key locks your apps until you physically walk to another room

TechCrunch AI · Aug 1, 2026 · 2 min read

Screen-time apps have a fundamental flaw: they ask the person who can't stop scrolling to be the one who decides to sto...

A $9 NFC key now locks your apps until you physically get up to unlock them — Inblix summary
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A $9 NFC key now locks your apps until you physically get up to unlock them

TechCrunch AI · Jul 27, 2026 · 2 min read

Most screen-time apps are easy to ignore. A timer pops up, you tap 'ignore,' and you're back to scrolling. Autonomous K...

OpenAI's $230 Micro keypad is a tough sell even for the coders it's built for — Inblix summary
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OpenAI's $230 Micro keypad is a tough sell even for the coders it's built for

TechCrunch AI · Jul 25, 2026 · 2 min read

OpenAI's first piece of hardware is here, and it's not a smartphone or a smart home gadget — it's a $230 macropad calle...

AI Compute Is Scaling 5x Faster Than Moore's Law—and It's Costing Millions — Inblix summary
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AI Compute Is Scaling 5x Faster Than Moore's Law—and It's Costing Millions

OpenAI Blog · Jul 20, 2026 · 3 min read

Forget Moore's Law. The real exponential to watch in artificial intelligence isn't the density of transistors, but the...

Apple's lawsuit could delay OpenAI's Jony Ive hardware dreams — Inblix summary
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Apple's lawsuit could delay OpenAI's Jony Ive hardware dreams

TechCrunch AI · Jul 20, 2026 · 2 min read

Apple dropped a trade secrets lawsuit on OpenAI last Friday, and the allegations are about as serious as it gets in Sil...

Apple sues OpenAI: 400 ex-Apple staff, a hardware chief, and an IPO at stake — Inblix summary
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Apple sues OpenAI: 400 ex-Apple staff, a hardware chief, and an IPO at stake

TechCrunch AI · Jul 17, 2026 · 2 min read

Apple dropped a trade secrets lawsuit on OpenAI last Friday, and the details are genuinely messy. The complaint doesn't...

OpenAI's new $230 joystick wants to kill the AI chat window — Inblix summary
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OpenAI's new $230 joystick wants to kill the AI chat window

The Decoder · Jul 16, 2026 · 2 min read

The endless back-and-forth of typing commands to an AI agent might soon feel as antiquated as a DOS prompt. OpenAI and...

OpenAI's $230 keyboard is a flashy distraction from its real hardware play — Inblix summary
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OpenAI's $230 keyboard is a flashy distraction from its real hardware play

TechCrunch AI · Jul 16, 2026 · 2 min read

OpenAI just dipped its toes into hardware with the Codex Micro, a $230 keyboard built with boutique designer Work Loude...

OpenAI's First Hardware Is a $230 Glow-Up for Codex Junkies — Inblix summary
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OpenAI's First Hardware Is a $230 Glow-Up for Codex Junkies

Ars Technica AI · Jul 15, 2026 · 3 min read

OpenAI isn't making a speaker. Not yet, anyway. The company's first branded device, the Codex Micro, is a niche piece o...

OpenAI's first hardware is a $230 keypad for its Codex agents — Inblix summary
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OpenAI's first hardware is a $230 keypad for its Codex agents

The Verge AI · Jul 15, 2026 · 2 min read

OpenAI is shipping hardware, but don't break out the champagne if you were expecting that mysterious Jony Ive collabora...

Apple Sues OpenAI After Ex-Engineer’s ‘LOL’ Bug Exploit — Inblix summary
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Apple Sues OpenAI After Ex-Engineer’s ‘LOL’ Bug Exploit

Ars Technica AI · Jul 14, 2026 · 2 min read

Apple is throwing the book at OpenAI, demanding stiff penalties after stumbling on what it calls a “rare” authenticatio...

Apple Lawsuit Reveals OpenAI's 'Rotten' Hardware Talent Pipeline — Inblix summary
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Apple Lawsuit Reveals OpenAI's 'Rotten' Hardware Talent Pipeline

TechCrunch AI · Jul 13, 2026 · 2 min read

Apple's new trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI reads less like a dry legal filing and more like a spy novel with a rec...

OpenAI Codex Device — Inblix summary
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OpenAI Codex Device

The Verge AI · Jun 30, 2026 · 1 min read

OpenAI is launching a new device on July 15th that's designed to work with its AI-powered coding tool, Codex. The devic...