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Randal,
on a shelf.

A home speaker that talks to the same Randal you already run — same memory, same skills, same agent. No screen, no app. Just say “hey Randal.”

Join the waitlist →How it works

Records only after the wake word · local-first Pod firmware · planned local-only mode

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Randal Pod · prototype

Not another assistant

The same Randal,
now in the room.

Most smart speakers ship a brand-new, walled-off assistant. The Pod is just a microphone and a voice for the agent you already use.

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Same memory

It already knows your projects, your people, and the decisions you made last month. The Pod doesn't start from scratch — it picks up the same thread.

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Same skills

Every workflow you taught Randal, every connector you wired, every channel it watches — all reachable by voice, hands-free.

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Same agent

Not a second assistant to manage. It's the Randal you already run — on your Mac or your own cloud — just answering out loud.

How it works

Wake word in.
Answer out.

01

Say “hey Randal”

Far-field mics wake on the phrase — and only then. Nothing is sent anywhere until you speak the wake word.

02

It runs on your Randal

The Pod relays to the same agent you already run — on your machine or your own cloud. Same memory, same tools, same permissions.

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It answers out loud

You hear the result, hands-free. Longer jobs keep running in the background and surface in the app when they're done.

Beyond the app

The app is the home base.
The Pod is everywhere else.

The native app is where you set things up and watch them work. The Pod is for the moments you're not at a keyboard — and don't want to be.

  • Always within earshotNo unlocking, no tab-switching. The thing you'd normally type is a sentence away while your hands are full.
  • Built for the whole homeAsk from the kitchen, the desk, the doorway. One Pod answers for whoever's in the room.
  • Picks up where the app left offStart a job at your desk, check on it from the couch. It's one continuous conversation, not two devices.
  • Made for ambient, autonomous workHeartbeats and schedules already run on their own — the Pod is how Randal speaks up when something needs you.
Pod in a kitchen · lifestyle shot

Privacy by design

A microphone you
can actually trust.

A speaker that's always in the room only works if it's honest about what it hears. So the defaults favor you, and the code is open.

Wake-word onlyThe Pod listens locally for “hey Randal” and sends nothing until it hears it. No always-on streaming.
You control what's keptRecordings are yours. Review, mute, or delete them — and turn off retention entirely if you want.
A real mute switchA hardware switch cuts the mics. When it's off, it's off — no software promise to take on faith.
Planned local-only modeOn the roadmap: keep wake-word and speech handling on-device, so audio never leaves your network.
Local-first Pod firmwareThe Pod's code is open like the rest of Randal. Read exactly what it does — or build your own.

Target specs

Prototype hardware — subject to change before launch.
Mics
6-element far-field array
Wake word
on-device · “hey Randal”
Audio
full-range driver + passive radiator
Connectivity
Wi-Fi 6 · Bluetooth LE
Firmware
local-first · OTA updates
Privacy
hardware mic-mute switch
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local-first firmware · records only after the wake word · you control what's kept