WanderVerse
WanderVerse · AMBIENT

Plug.

A smart plug that doesn't phone home. Matter, Thread, local-only by default.

Ambassador-assembledSignature mark inside 7-year partsNo subscription Open STLCC BY-SA Artifacts19/19
Pre-launch · Founders' Access opens 2028-Q4
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What makes it different

Why it's built this way.

Everything below is a decision we can defend. If you disagree, the reasoning is open — and so is the firmware.

Full copy in progress
Plain-English feature copy for this family is being written.
How it plays with others

Three ways to use it, no walled garden.

This product works by itself, works with whatever you already own, and goes deeper if you pair it with the rest of the WanderVerse. Your choice — not ours.

On its own
Standalone

Power it up and use it. No cloud account, no internet required.

Standalone
With the industry
Apple · Google · Matter · HA

Works with what you already have. We support the standards, not just our own.

MatterAppleGoogleHome Assistant
With WanderVerse
Paired, deeper

Pair with a WanderNode Hub and the whole ecosystem starts talking to itself.

WanderNode Hub

Your dollar knows where it goes.

Every WanderPlug sale feeds three places: the Ambassador who built it, a community-held HYSA, and the WWP 501(c)(3) Community Pool — which funds LGBTQ+ scholarships, free devices for survivors, and harm-reduction grants. No quarterly earnings call. No activist investor. No rug-pull.

60% Ambassador wages
10% PrideFund HYSA
30% WWP Community Pool

All three splits go to work before a single dollar reaches Michael. He gets paid by W-2 from the LLC, like anyone else.

Honest timeline

Ship dates that haven't been promised yet.

We will not crowdfund and then ghost you. The timeline below is what the engineering, compliance, and sourcing work actually requires — not a date invented to create urgency.

2026 late
Spec freeze — parts list locked, compliance pathway filed, factory RFQs out.
2027 spring
Engineering prototypes built — first real units to test in the lab and at home.
2027 fall
Design validation — second round of prototypes, certification labs engaged.
2028 summer
Pilot production — first 500 units manufactured as a trial batch.
2028 fall
Founders' Access shipping — limited-run, priced to recover factory costs only.
More about WanderVerse

Beyond the device.

Funding
Community Pool

Where the 60/10/30 actually goes. Public ledger, quarterly transparency report.

Workforce
Ambassador Program

The people who actually build your device. 60% of every sale is their wage.

Charter
22 Promises

The platform rules every WanderVerse product follows. Mission-locked into our charter.

Org
About

LLC → PBC → nonprofit succession. Why the hardware company turns into a 501(c)(3) at retirement.