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Flipper One Pocket Linux PC Launches Kickstarter at $350

5/22/2026

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Flipper Devices Announces

Flipper Devices announced the pocket-sized Linux computer Flipper One.
It runs an eight-core Rockchip RK3576 SOC with 8 GB RAM, 64 GB storage, dual gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2, an M.2 slot and navigates via a D-pad, touchpad and programmable buttons, requiring no mouse.
Flipper Devices, which earned $150 million from over one million Flipper Zero units, will launch a 2026 Kickstarter for $350 and open development to the community with Collabora.

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Zhovner Announces

Oleg Zhovner announced Flipper One will support user profiles for travel router, TV box, or emergency desktop.
The device can add 5G via an M.2 module, eSIM or SIM and provides Wi-Fi 6E and Ethernet.
Zhovner frames the product as a response to cloud-based, vendor-locked PCs, noting it is about a fist and a half, twice the size of a Flipper Zero, and adds a rear PCIe slot for custom components.

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Flipper Zero Criticized

Municipal governments and Canada publicly criticized Flipper Zero for enabling RFID skimming and Bluetooth spamming attacks.
Law-enforcement reports linked the device to theft of office ID badge signals, unauthorized vehicle entry, and to a user-developed app that manipulated grocery-store pricing systems.
Flipper One, marketed as a more open Linux PC, will launch via Kickstarter in late 2026 with a target price of about $350, depending on backer numbers.

History

Historical Context

The Raspberry Pi Foundation, founded in 2008 to counter falling computer-science enrolments, launched its $35 Model B on 29 February 2012; by 2024 it had sold more than 68 million boards, fueling a global maker movement. Inspired by this open-hardware success, Flipper Devices introduced the Flipper One Linux PC, now facing scrutiny from Canadian officials and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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Flipper Devices Announces

Flipper Devices announced the pocket-sized Linux computer Flipper One.
It runs an eight-core Rockchip RK3576 SOC with 8 GB RAM, 64 GB storage, dual gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2, an M.2 slot and navigates via a D-pad, touchpad and programmable buttons, requiring no mouse.
Flipper Devices, which earned $150 million from over one million Flipper Zero units, will launch a 2026 Kickstarter for $350 and open development to the community with Collabora.

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