TrustKernel says PlugClaw is shipping worldwide as a USB-C private AI computer
TrustKernel says its PlugClaw USB-C device has moved from pre-order to general availability, with worldwide shipping and free confidential inference now available.
TrustKernel said on Sept. 4, 2026, that PlugClaw has moved from pre-order to general availability and is now shipping worldwide.
The company describes PlugClaw as a USB-C “private AI computer” built to give users a self-contained workspace for AI tasks while keeping the host device in a display-and-input role. TrustKernel says the device is intended to keep agents, apps, credentials and working data inside PlugClaw’s own computing environment.
According to the company’s release, PlugClaw measures 50 × 19 × 8 mm and weighs 15 grams. It uses a MediaTek Helio G80 processor, up to 6 GB of memory and 128 GB of encrypted storage. TrustKernel says it runs PlugOS, which it describes as a privacy-hardened Android system, along with Ubuntu as the agent runtime.
The company says the device can plug into a phone, tablet or PC, with the host acting as display and input. TrustKernel also says PlugClaw works across Android, iPhone, iPad, Windows, Mac, Linux and HarmonyOS. The release says the system does not require administrator access on the host device and has no access to the host’s photos, documents or accounts.
TrustKernel says tasks that need frontier models are handled in a cloud hardware trusted execution environment, which it says prevents both the cloud provider and TrustKernel from reading the data. The company said it has deployed dedicated servers offering free confidential inference.
TrustKernel also said users can bring their own API keys or use preinstalled models, and that US$15 in credits is included. The company said the hardware is sold as a one-time purchase with no subscription, and listed a starting price of €128, or US$149.
In its release, TrustKernel said it has secured smartphones, connected vehicles, IoT devices and enterprise platforms for more than a decade, and claimed protection of more than one billion devices worldwide. The release included the phrases “Thumb-Sized, With an Entire AI Workspace Inside” and “Powerful AI and Real Privacy Without Compromise.”
TrustKernel said review units are available on request. The company also linked a product page for PlugClaw at plugos.net/plugclaw.
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