TrustKernel ships a $149 AI computer designed to keep agents off your phone

Li Wenhao's PlugClaw pairs a USB-C Android computer with cloud inference inside a hardware-protected environment that TrustKernel says keeps data hidden from both itself and the cloud provider.

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PlugClaw turns agent security into a hardware purchase: isolate credentials and workflows first, then call larger cloud models only when needed.

A minimalist dark computer device plugs into a smartphone on a desk, casting a contained glow while subtle light wisps extend from the screen.

Li Wenhao, the operating-system security researcher who founded TrustKernel out of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, began worldwide shipments of PlugClaw on September 4th, giving his decade-old security research a new job: containing AI agents before they gain access to a user's primary computer.…

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