Arduview is an upcoming retro handheld designed to make more than its enclosure transparent. Creator Louis Huang says the 50g device uses a transparent OLED display and transparent circuit board alongside its clear chassis, allowing users to see through the hardware itself. It is being presented as the first fully transparent handheld console.
The hardware is based on the open-source Arduboy platform and its ATmega32u4 microcontroller. Arduview comes with 400 preinstalled 8-bit games and takes a deliberately offline approach: there is no Wi-Fi connection or app store. Its USB-C port handles both charging and data transfers.
Rather than competing with high-performance handheld PCs, the project is aimed at the minimalist games associated with the Arduboy ecosystem. The transparent board and display distinguish it from products that use a clear or semi-transparent shell while retaining conventional internal components.
A Kickstarter campaign is planned, although no launch date has been announced. An early-access price of $49 has been floated with a refundable $5 deposit, while the later price is expected to be $100. Arduview’s website points to public availability in 2027, leaving the campaign timeline and final retail plans as the main details still to be confirmed.
