This tiny keypad could end your meeting app chaos

Imagine hitting one button to mute yourself in any meeting app, no matter which one you are using. That is the promise of Dune, a small three-key keypad from Project Mirage that plugs into your MacBook and adapts to whatever app you are in.

In Zoom, it can mute your mic, turn off your camera, or bring the window forward. In Excel, it can copy, paste, or undo. In Chrome, it can refresh the page, jump to the URL bar, or paste. You can also set it up for coding tasks, like approving a pull request in GitHub. The device draws power from your laptop, so no charging is needed, and it is built to fit snugly against your MacBook.

The real magic is in its companion app. It lets you assign shortcuts per app or system-wide, and it syncs with your calendar to remind you of upcoming meetings. You can even ask Claude Desktop to create a shortcut for you in plain language, and it will write and assign the script. There is also a marketplace for sharing and discovering shortcuts made by other users.

Project Mirage is a startup building productivity tools, and Dune is its first hardware product. It supports newer MacBook models running macOS 15 Sequoia or later. The keypad is not without flaws, as the keys can be too sensitive, and the marketplace for shortcuts is still limited.

You should care because if you spend a lot of time in meetings or juggling different apps, Dune could save you time and frustration. It is a simple idea executed well, and it could make your workday smoother. The concern is whether the marketplace for shortcuts will grow and whether the hardware sensitivity will be improved.

What happens next depends on how quickly Project Mirage can expand the shortcut library and refine the hardware. The introductory price is 119 dollars, and it will rise to 149 dollars, so early adopters get a discount.

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Filed under: DuneKeypad, ProjectMirage, ProductivityGadget, MacBookAccessory, MeetingTools