Independent engineering studio
FrothFrame · In developmentSoftware and hardware, crafted to disappear.
FrothWare designs hardware, writes the firmware, and runs the cloud behind it. Our first product is a photo frame anyone can share to with a text message. It is in development now.
How we work
Small team. Whole product.
Everything we ship is designed, engineered, and supported by the same people. That shapes what we build and how it feels to live with.
Own the whole stack
Enclosure, board, firmware, cloud, and the phone in your pocket. When one team owns every layer, problems get fixed where they belong instead of papered over.
Private by default
Encryption end to end, explicit allowlists, no advertising, and as little data stored as the feature needs. Privacy is an engineering constraint, not a policy page.
Boring, reliable software
Small signed images, atomic updates with rollback, and hardware chosen for longevity. The best firmware is the kind nobody ever has to think about.
What we build
Four layers, one team.
Most connected products are assembled from parts made by strangers. Ours are not. Each layer is designed with the others in the room.
- 01Hardware
Enclosure and board
Aluminum and glass on the outside, an ARM board we specify and bring up ourselves on the inside.
- 02Firmware
Minimal Linux images
Built, signed, and updated by us. Only the services a device needs, and nothing it does not.
- 03Cloud
Gateways and sync
SMS ingestion, encryption, and device sync services designed to store as little as possible.
- 04Apps
Interfaces that disappear
Setup and management tools that most people use once, then forget exist. That is the point.
First product
In developmentFrothFrame
The photo frame you can text.
A 10.1-inch digital photo frame with a matte black bezel and a 2.5K 16:10 display. Anyone you approve can send photos straight to it with a text message. No app, no account.
- 2560 × 1600 anti-glare display in 16:10
- Send photos by SMS from any phone
- Matte black aluminum bezel, tempered glass
- Ambient clock, weather, and art modes
Not shipping yet. We are finishing hardware validation and firmware. Register interest and we will tell you when units are available.
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