Coming to Kickstarter
HeyEddi Doomsday Box
Stream to your TVs, run local compute, keep AI on-box, stay useful offline, and put protection on the path. Open source when units ship.
HeyEddi Doomsday Box keeps your movies, files, and AI on your network, helps protect the home network, and still works when the internet is down. DIY builders can use compatible boards too.
Streaming
Host personal video and audio on the box, then play it on devices on your LAN: phones, browsers, and connected TVs that can open local media. No forced cloud account between you and the living room.
Computing
Docker-friendly stack on Intel N100/N150 class silicon. Run the services you need at home without a rack full of noise.
Local AI
Run local LLMs through Ollama-class tooling. Ask questions, draft notes, and automate without shipping prompts to a vendor cloud.
Offline
Keep knowledge archives and core home services reachable on your LAN when the internet is slow, capped, or gone.
Network
Sit the box between your ISP router and your existing Wi‑Fi mesh (inline bridge), or run it as a Wi‑Fi access point so devices that join get the same path. An ad-tarpit does not only block trackers: it holds their connections so they waste time and bandwidth instead of reaching you cleanly. Firewall on the host path. VPN-ready when you want a tunnel out. Need more coverage or redundancy? Add a second or third box and run them as a multi-node mesh.
The Kickstarter will test Basic (DDR4) vs Premium (DDR5). Same box, same ports — the memory generation is the difference.
| Spec | Basic | Premium |
|---|---|---|
| Chip | N150 | N150 |
| Memory | DDR4 | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1TB | 1TB |
| In every box | 1m Ethernet cable; second Ethernet path (2 ports or USB‑ETH dongle) | Same |
Kickstarter Insiders get early software access and a say in the roadmap. When physical boxes ship, v1.0 is published free on GitHub under GPLv3.
Subject to change. Supporting here does not lock a reward. Each box ships in staged tiers; Duo and Trio packs (Basic) are for mesh homes.
| Perk | Price | Snapshot |
|---|---|---|
| Founding Insider (digital) | $49 | Early builds, VIP channel, votes, credit |
| Basic · Super Early Bird | $399 | First ~100 units (N150 · DDR4) |
| Basic · Early Bird | $429 | Next staged discount |
| Basic · Standard | $449 | Rest of campaign |
| Basic · Retail (context) | $499 | After campaign, not a pre-sale |
| Premium · Super Early Bird | $529 | First ~50 units (N150 · DDR5) |
| Premium · Early Bird | $549 | Next staged discount |
| Premium · Standard | $579 | Rest of campaign |
| Premium · Retail (context) | $649 | After campaign, not a pre-sale |
| Household Duo (2 Basic) | $759 / $819 / $859 | Staged; multi-node mesh |
| Mesh Trio (3 Basic) | $1,099 / $1,189 / $1,249 | Staged; multi-node mesh |
Shipping is added at Kickstarter checkout by region. We plan to ship DDP — import duties handled on our side — with final terms confirmed at campaign launch.
Leave your email to join the invite list. Optionally add an amount to support campaign prep — not a Kickstarter pledge.