arduview — reviving the transparent tech craze

the gap

Workaround gadgets don't scratch that transparent-tech era itch.

path 1 — mod your own

You may have modded your own: gotten the clear-shell kits and IPS swaps. But it's a full project. The transparent-tech feeling isn't aftermarket parts screwed into a donor unit, it's holding a clear device that came this way from the factory.

path 2 — hunt ebay

Or, you hunted on eBay. Sealed Atomic Purple runs $180–$400. Crystal, the actually see-through one, clears $100 for the console alone.

Arduview is the world's first clear console with a transparent display. The clear-Game-Boy craze ended in 2001, and nothing since scratches this itch. This is the clear-tech era, brought forward.

Arduview clear console with transparent OLED

the math

Resale value killed the retro handheld.

Here's the math the retro scene won't run out loud. Compare the three category options honestly:

sealed pokémon crystal

$100

One cartridge you'll be afraid to touch.

You'll play it one weekend and then shelve it, because handling a $100 cart nightly is how $100 carts stop being $100 carts.

analogue pocket

$249.99

Beautiful. Also opaque black plastic.

Before a single flash cart. The whole point of the era you're reclaiming was seeing the machine work.

arduview · founder pricing

$49

Brings back the transparent era.

Fully transparent shell, and a cutting edge transparent OLED. 400 games built in.

the proof

This isn't a render. It's in our hands. In its final stages of refinement.

2.42-inch transparent OLED. ATmega32U4 on a clear PCB. 400 mini games. USB-C, ~50 min charge.

Arduview working prototype in hand under room light

The timeline, in dates you can hold us to

nowKickstarter close. Deposits locked. Quantity sent to factory.
next 8 weeksInjection mold cut. Aesthetic refinement. Modability improvements for tinkerers.
month 3–4Pilot run, ~200 units. Weekly photos.
month 5–6Full production.
october 2026Early-access ships.
2027General launch at MSRP.

What happens if we're wrong

8-week float built in. If tooling slips or QC fails, you hear that week, in writing, with photos. If we miss October, we tell you why. Deposits refundable until your unit ships.

the questions

When does it ship?

Early access: October 2026. Public: 2027.

Why trust a new brand?

We spent the last two years staring at transparent hardware — modded shells, clear-case knockoffs, opaque LCDs pretending — and built the one we wanted to carry. The working prototype is in-hand; the hero video is the real unit running. If we slip a week, you hear it from us first.

What's in the box?

Arduview + a USB-C cable.

Is there a deposit today?

No. This page is email-only. When early access opens, you'll get founder-only pricing and a fully refundable reservation option, sent by email first.

What does signing up get me?

Early access before general launch, founder-only pricing revealed the moment reservations open, and first-run production units in October 2026. The public waits until 2027.

the window

Reserve your Arduview before the window closes.

Arduview ships to early backers in October 2026. General launch is 2027.

Want the world's first transparent OLED pocket console, six months before anyone else, at the lowest price it'll ever be? The early-access reservation slot is here, right now.

Wait until 2027 and you're waiting for the second wave. The first-run neon-blue glass ships to the people who moved today.

When the early-backer build closes, it closes.

no charge today. we'll email you when the reservation window is about to close.