On-device reactions
Oneira's expressive reactions run on the device, so its face can respond without relying on a cloud request.
See how reactions workCategory guide / two species
A programmable pocket computer of a different species.
Pocket computers range from Linux cyberdecks to AI-native companions. Where Oneira fits, and when a uConsole-style terminal is the better purchase.
Product status
What is available now?
- Working today
Working today means the expressive face has been demonstrated on a real Oneira device.
- Connected beta
Connected beta features require the Oneira app, internet access, a compatible service, and permissions you approve. They can change and may not work with every service.
The short answer
If the goal is a pocket Linux terminal with a keyboard, a cyberdeck like the uConsole is that product and does it well. Oneira is the other species of programmable pocket computer: AI-native and companion-shaped, programmed through Developer Mode, automations, custom APIs, and hardware buses.
SpeciesAI-native companion
Programmable viaDeveloper Mode + buses
Display1.43-inch round AMOLED
Drop 01$139 / edition
Oneira Dream Big+
A local AI powerhouse in a star.
Small enough to look playful. Built with a dual AI chip, OLED screen, and 1K camera, plus optional connected experiences you control.
Each $80 Founding Unit includes one Oneira device with a dual AI chip, OLED screen, and 1K camera, plus the selected color and included eye set. Only the final 1K camera module may change before fulfillment. Optional connected services, separate accounts, usage, and third-party fees are not included.
Dual AI chip, OLED screen, and 1K camera
The working prototype includes a dual AI chip, OLED screen, and 1K camera. The dual AI chip, OLED screen, and 1K camera are included in the $80 Founding Unit; only the final 1K camera module may change before fulfillment.
See included hardwareOptional connected services
Optional compatible connected services can extend Oneira when you choose. Setup, permissions, internet access, service terms, accounts, usage, and fees remain separate. Connected experiences work only with compatible services the owner deliberately configures. Oneira does not connect automatically to every service.
See compatible connectionsCompatible connected tools
Compatible connected tools are optional and owner-configured. Nothing is preconfigured, and universal compatibility is not promised.
See connected featuresDream Big+ photo generation
The 1K camera supports deliberate, owner-triggered experiences. Optional Dream creation can transform a photo when the owner chooses it.
Open Oneira CreateFocused helpers
Optional helper experiences have narrow, visible limits. Broader research, coding, and workspace actions remain in development.
Understand the agent pathThe familiar species
Cyberdecks are terminals, and that is their point.
Search for a pocket computer and the strong results are keyboard machines: the ClockworkPi uConsole, Linux handhelds, cyberdeck builds. Their promise is a shell in your pocket — a general-purpose OS, a physical keyboard, and the freedom of a small computer that behaves like a big one.
If that is what you want, buy that. Nothing below repositions a terminal as unnecessary; a companion-shaped device is not a substitute for a command line you can type on.
The other species
AI-native, companion-shaped, still programmable.
Oneira starts from a different question: not where the terminal goes, but what a pocket computer looks like when it is AI-native. It is star-shaped and palm-sized with a round 1.43-inch 466 × 466 AMOLED, a character that reacts to motion on-device, and AI, agents, and integrations as the primary interface instead of a shell.
Programmable still applies, in this species' grammar: Developer Mode and community apps for building, custom APIs and MCP servers for wiring your own services, one-tap actions and automations you define, and hardware tools on GPIO, I2C, SPI, and UART for reaching real electronics.
Choosing
Pick by the work, not the category name.
The two species share a shelf but not a job. A terminal is for when the work is computing itself: editing files, running services, living in a shell. Oneira is for when the work is delegation and reach — asking, automating, controlling, and building against services and hardware you configured.
Some people are served by both, the way a bench holds both a soldering iron and a multimeter. The mistake is buying either one expecting the other's job.
- Pick a uConsole-style deck for: a shell, a keyboard, a general-purpose OS
- Pick Oneira for: AI and agents, automations, hardware buses, a carried character
- Own both when: terminal work and delegation work are both real in your week
Sources and scope
Official facts, linked.
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Questions, answered
The details that decide a purchase.
Is Oneira a Linux handheld?
No. Oneira is not marketed as a general-purpose Linux terminal and has no keyboard. It is an AI-native pocket companion with defined capability families.
What makes Oneira programmable?
Developer Mode, community apps, custom APIs, MCP servers, one-tap actions and automations you define, and hardware tools on GPIO, I2C, SPI, and UART.
Should I buy Oneira instead of a uConsole?
Only if delegation, automations, and a carried AI companion are the job. If you need a shell and a keyboard in your pocket, the cyberdeck is the correct product.
What are the full running costs?
The device is $139 per Drop 01 edition with no Oneira subscription for the core product. Connected third-party services you choose can carry their own accounts and fees.
Oneira / current availability
Preorder a Founding Unit · $80
500 Drop 01 units remain across 5 currently available colors. Availability is confirmed when secure checkout begins.
Preorder a Founding Unit · $80