Framework [Next Gen] Event is live on April 21

Framework—a well known company in the consumer rights space focused on right to repair—is going to host an event on April 21st called [Next Gen] (which is also going to be livestreamed on their YouTube channel).

as long as there is a person in the world who still wants to own their means of computation, we will be here to build the hardware that enables it. That means computers that you can own at the deepest level and do what you want with, whether that is choosing your OS, modifying your hardware, or even just keeping your data and computation local rather than leased from the cloud. We won’t get there all at once, but we will always be fighting for a future where you can own everything and be free.

Every step we take and every product we ship serves that goal.

Nothing is publicly known as to what they are going to announce. Among the community’s speculations I’ve read are that they will be releasing a printer, a browser, a phone. Since nothing is confirmed, we’ll just have to wait until the event. But they have been dropping hints:

For a hint at what we’ll be announcing, head to the event page.

Here are some threads dedicated to theories and predictions from the Framework community:

Coreboot would be a nice surprise, but I think that’s unlikely.