Oxted, Surrey // Independent Hardware Laboratory

Engineering
for the
Individual.

Intentional hardware. Bespoke electronic systems and silicon architecture. UK designed.

The Current Build Stay Informed
Project // 01 // Current Build

Brainwave.

A QWERTY smartphone built from first principles — a modern reimagining of the BlackBerry-style form factor with genuinely current internals, a modular accessory system, and full ownership of the hardware and the software running on it.

SoCRockchip RK3588S
Display3.92" 1080×1240 AMOLED
Audio / PDCS43198 DAC // TPS25750D 6-Layer PCB
Battery6000mAh semi-solid-state
OSCustom AOSP, signed boot
Full Datasheet

Active Matrix.

Hardware, Audio & Silicon Engineering Index
01 // HW Brainwave Privacy-focused QWERTY handheld with magnetic pogo expansion, 6-layer audio/PD board, and signed AOSP. RK3588S // In Progress → 02 // AI Band Assist Standalone on-device music practice companion fusing 7-mic pitch tracking with real-time NPU hand-landmark coaching. RKNN // In Progress → 03 // AU Cartridge 01 Non-networked desktop Hi-Fi audio transport built around physical album cartridges and an isolated CS43198 DAC stage. RK3566 // Subsystem → 04 // SI CHIMERA-1 Architecture 3.0 GHz unified elastic CPU/GPU microarchitecture — 16 VEC4 lanes per core morphing in 1 cycle between 4-wide superscalar RV64GC and 12.28 TFLOPS SIMT compute. SystemVerilog // RTL & Sim → 05 // MC The ARC Platform Open-source modular wireless monitor matrix with acoustic bulkhead isolation and 40-pin mezzanine expansion. nRF5340 // On Hold → ARCHIVE The Meridian Programme Off-grid LoRa mesh communications, UWB ranging, and hash-chained field electronics study. Concept Study →

A Multidisciplinary
Hardware Practice.

Xoryn Studio is a hardware laboratory dedicated to the creation of objects that demand physical interaction. While our roots are in high-fidelity audio and component-level rework, our engineering philosophy extends from industrial enclosure CAD and multi-layer PCB layout down to bare-metal firmware and custom silicon RTL.

We prioritize structural permanence and complete user ownership over disposable trends.

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