WanderVerse
WanderVerse · AUDIO

Speaker.

Audio with published specs. A hardware mic-kill switch. A wake-word that stays in the room.

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Pre-launch · Founders' Access opens 2028-Q4
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Pick your tier

Four choices — no upsell tricks.

Every tier is priced from the factory cost up. We publish the parts list and the margin. No fake "premium" features invented to push you to the next tier — only real material and capability differences.

Room
desk speaker
$199
  • AirPlay 2
  • Matter
Full spec →
Outdoor
IP67 weatherproof
$349
  • UV-stable
Full spec →
Reference
audiophile pair
$699
  • Published THD+N curve
Full spec →
What makes it different

Why it's built this way.

Sonos and Echo and HomePod all want to be your always-listening friend. This is just a speaker.

No. 01
Physical mic-kill switch
A real switch on the top of every tier. Off means off, with a lit red indicator — not a software toggle we can override.
No. 02
Measured audio specs
THD+N, frequency response, peak SPL — all measured on a Klippel rig and printed on the Ambassador card that ships inside.
No. 03
Wake-word stays local
On-device speech recognition for WanderVerse commands. Big Tech voices (Siri, Alexa, Google) are opt-in, not bundled.
What we won't do
  • We won't shadow-record — the microphone is off until you flip it on.
  • We won't require an Alexa/Nest account — WanderVerse is the default assistant.
  • We won't rent you music — you own what you own, you stream what you stream, we don't care.
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.

AirPlay 2Chromecast
With the industry
Apple · Google · Matter · HA

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

Spotify ConnectTidal ConnectRoon Ready
With WanderVerse
Paired, deeper

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

WanderNode Hub multi-room

Your dollar knows where it goes.

Every WanderSpeaker 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.