Andrew “Bunnie” Huang and Sean “xobs” Cross want to sell you a laptop you can completely trust.
Earlier this year, the two engineers based in Singapore built a laptop computeralmost entirely from open-source hardware, the hardware whose blueprints are freely available to the world at large. They called it “Project Novena.” Anyone could review the blueprints, look for bugs and security holes, and in theory, at least, that meant they could be confident that the machine was secure, which is more desirable than ever in the post-Edward Snowden era.
The original idea was simply to encourage others to build their own open-source laptop at home. But now the two engineers are taking the project a step further. Starting today, you can order your own pre-built Novena laptop through the Crowd Supply site, and it will be shipped to you in the coming months. Much like Kickstarter, Crowd Supply is a place where you can put up money to fund a venture and then get a product in return.
