Division · Hardware
HOB hardware is white label. We define the brief, select and specify the product, run it through quality control, and bring it to market under our own mark. What changes between categories is the test criteria, not the standard.
Flagship · HB·001
The one line drawn in full. An AI assistance device in a bear form factor, specified end to end on drawing HB·001.
Two-part shell · Separating head · Voice operated — drawing issued 04 Jan 2024, in development.
Current lines
A 15.6 inch Full HD second screen that travels, driven down a single USB-C cable.
15.6 in IPS, matte, 60 Hz · 2 × USB-C, 1 × HDMI · Folding cover stand — judged on colour behaviour and single cable operation.
Earbuds, headphones and compact speakers, tuned against reference material rather than a spec sheet.
Earbuds · Headphones · Compact speakers — tuned against reference material, not a spec sheet.
GaN adapters, power banks, cables and desk hubs. The strictest intake criteria of any line.
GaN adapters · Power banks · Cables and hubs — every batch checked, not sampled.
Keyboards, pointing devices and desk hardware, chosen on switch feel and build tolerance.
Keyboards · Mice and trackpads · Desk accessories — decided on switch feel and build tolerance.
Smart bands, straps and cases. In development until sensor claims can be stated honestly.
Smart bands · Straps and cases — held back until sensor and battery claims can be stated honestly.
Lighting, plugs and sensors that keep their basic function when the network is unavailable.
Lighting · Plugs and switches · Sensors — each keeps its basic function with the network down.
Portable SSDs, enclosures and cards, judged on sustained write performance and thermal behaviour.
Portable SSDs · Enclosures and docks · Memory cards — specified on sustained write, not burst figures.
A small desktop machine that reports load, temperature and power on its own front panel. Judged on thermal behaviour under sustained load and on acoustic floor, not on peak benchmark figures.
A small form factor desktop in a machined aluminium chassis, specified on thermal behaviour under sustained load and on acoustic floor rather than on headline benchmark figures.
A screen and a dial on the desk, so the assistant is reached for rather than launched. Judged on latency from touch to response and legibility at arm’s length, not on screen size.
A desk terminal with a tilted display and a rotary control, specified on latency from touch to response and on legibility at arm’s length rather than on screen size.
Model level detail, packaging options and commercial terms are shared under enquiry.
Concepts
The lines above are what is ordered and checked today. These are what they are being drawn towards: the same assistant in every one of them, asked for out loud, resolving what it can on the device rather than in an account somewhere else.
Concept drawings, not shipping specifications and not photographs. The only line specified end to end is HB·001; the assistant itself is HOB AI, entered as SW·06.
Quality control
Criteria are set per category at specification stage and do not soften between the sample and the batch.
Protection circuitry, insulation and thermal cutoff verified on powered products before any batch is accepted.
Capacity, wattage, runtime and transfer figures measured against samples. If a figure cannot be reproduced, it does not go on the box.
Housing tolerance, cable strain relief and coating durability checked, because these are what fail first in real use.
Contents, markings and warranty terms confirmed to match the product actually shipped.
For partners
We work with manufacturers who are comfortable with written specification and batch level checks, and with distributors and retailers who want a line they can support after the sale.
If you are approaching from either side, the fastest route is an enquiry that says which category you deal in and what volume you typically move. We will send the relevant line card and take it from there.
