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Project Mirage

Project Mirage builds Dune, a three-key USB-C keypad for macOS whose keys rewrite themselves for whatever app is in front of you: meeting controls in Zoom, pull-request actions in GitHub, custom scripts and AI agents everywhere else.

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Overview

What is Project Mirage?

Project Mirage is the hardware studio behind Dune, a three-key keypad that plugs into a Mac over USB-C and changes what its keys do according to the application in front of you. An AI context layer in the companion macOS app detects the active app in real time, remaps the three keys and shows on screen what each one currently does, with no manual setup for the applications it already knows.

Three families of use are documented. In meetings, Dune syncs with your calendar and surfaces the joining link two minutes before a call: key 1 joins, key 2 toggles the microphone and brings the meeting window back to the front, key 3 toggles the camera. It recognises Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Google Meet, and a key can also send a running-late email to the other attendees. For development work, it detects the tool you are in — GitHub, VS Code, Claude — and maps the keys to the actions you reach for most; on GitHub that means raising a pull request, approving a change or rejecting one. Everywhere else, each key can carry a keyboard macro, a URL or a custom script, with shortcuts for Notion, Figma and Excel enabled by default.

Two extensions sit on top. The Dune Marketplace hosts scripts written by other owners, installable in seconds, with new ones added every week and the option to publish your own. Build with Claude replaces the settings panel with a conversation: you describe what you want and Claude writes or edits the script, though the site warns this lasts until your usage runs out. Agents already built in Openclaw can be fired from the same three keys.

The device is CNC-machined anodised aluminium, 40 × 10 × 10 mm, 50 g, powered over USB-C with no battery, and it runs on macOS 15 (Sequoia) or later only. The macOS app is a free download with no additional subscription fee. The team showed three experimental interfaces — Radiance, Shift and Dune — at CES 2026, and the homepage now announces that Project Mirage is becoming Aina.

What it does

  • Detect the app you are working in and remap three physical keys to it in real time
  • Join your next call with one tap, surfaced two minutes before it starts
  • Toggle microphone and camera, and pull the meeting window back to the front
  • Fire GitHub actions from your desk: raise a pull request, approve or reject a change
  • Trigger AI agents you have built in Openclaw without leaving the window you are in
  • Run a keyboard macro, open a URL or execute a custom script, set per application
  • Install community scripts from the Dune Marketplace, or configure everything by talking to Claude
Audience

When to use Project Mirage / When not to

A quick filter to help you decide if Project Mirage is the right fit.

When to use Project Mirage

  • Mac developers who live in GitHub, VS Code and Claude and want pull-request actions under a physical key
  • People with back-to-back video calls who want to join, mute and cut the camera without hunting for on-screen buttons
  • Heavy Notion, Figma and Excel users who repeat the same keyboard shortcuts all day
  • Builders who already run agents in Openclaw and want a physical trigger for them
  • Tinkerers and scripters who would rather write a script than learn another menu

When not to use Project Mirage

  • Windows and Linux users: the keypad and its companion app are macOS-only
  • Anyone still on macOS 14 or earlier, or without a spare USB-C port on their Mac
  • Buyers who need a published price and a clear budget before committing to an order
  • IT teams looking for an API, fleet management or an enterprise deployment path
  • Mobile-first workers, since Dune has no phone or tablet application
Get started

How to use Project Mirage

A typical end-to-end flow, from setup to results.

  1. Order the keypad from the site: Batch #1 is sold out, Early Bird Batch 2 is quoted as shipping within 10 days
  2. Check that your Mac runs macOS 15 (Sequoia) or later and has a free USB-C port
  3. Download the Dune app for macOS from the download page
  4. If macOS blocks the app, open System Settings, then Privacy and Security, and choose Open Anyway
  5. Plug the keypad in; when macOS says the device cannot be identified, click Quit and carry on
  6. Grant the accessibility and automation permissions for the applications you actually use
  7. Leave the Dune app running in the background and look for its icon in the menu bar
  8. Connect your calendar and switch on the join notification two minutes before meetings
  9. Assign a keyboard macro, a URL or a script to each key, application by application
  10. Install scripts from the Dune Marketplace, or ask Claude to build or change a setup for you
Quick read

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • The keys remap themselves per application, so supported apps need no configuration at all
  • Physical meeting controls replace the on-screen buttons you normally have to hunt for
  • Genuinely extensible: macros, URLs, scripts, Openclaw agents and a community marketplace
  • No subscription on top of the hardware, and the macOS app is a free download
  • Hardware specifications are published in detail: material, dimensions, weight and power
  • The setup guide is public and includes a real troubleshooting section, not just marketing
  • The privacy policy is unusually substantial for a young hardware company, with named subprocessors

Cons

  • No price is published anywhere on the site, so the amount only appears at checkout
  • macOS only, macOS 15 or later, and it occupies a USB-C port permanently
  • You have to buy hardware to try it: there is no trial and no free tier
  • macOS does not recognise the device on first plug-in and shows an identification warning
  • No API and no developer documentation are published
  • Build with Claude is capped by a usage quota whose terms are never spelled out
  • No data processing agreement, no Article 27 EU representative and no security certification
Pricing

Pricing & Plans

There is no free plan. Dune is a physical device that has to be bought, and the macOS application that drives it carries no additional subscription fee. As of 17 August 2026 no amount is published anywhere on the site: the price appears only inside the Stripe checkout, so no entry price or currency can be quoted here. The terms of service describe orders, pre-orders and reservations, which is consistent with a one-off hardware purchase rather than a recurring plan.

Prices and plans listed above may evolve. Always check the official pricing page before subscribing.
Trust & Privacy

Data, GDPR & hosting

A consolidated view of how Project Mirage handles your data.

GDPR overview

The privacy policy carries a dedicated section for European users. It names the legal bases it relies on article by article: contract performance under Art. 6(1)(b), legitimate interests under Art. 6(1)(f), consent under Art. 6(1)(a) and legal obligation under Art. 6(1)(c). It lists eight data subject rights, including the right to complain to a supervisory authority, and states that transfers outside the EEA and the UK rely on the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses or another approved mechanism. Breach notification is described as 72 hours to the authority where required, plus notice to affected users and an internal breach register. Two gaps remain: no Article 27 representative in the European Union is designated, no data protection officer is named, and no security certification such as SOC 2 or ISO 27001 is claimed. The policy was last updated on 15 May 2026.

Who owns the data?

The controllers are Aina Computers, Inc. in the United States and Aina Computer Private Limited in India, together presented as Project Mirage. They collect the email you leave on the site, non-identifiable product usage such as key interactions, performance metrics and crash logs, and — only if you grant it — calendar events and permission to send email on your behalf. Google Sign-In adds your name, email and profile picture. The privacy policy states that personal data is never sold, rented or traded, and that the content of actions performed through macOS accessibility and automation permissions is neither stored nor logged. Four named subprocessors handle parts of the data: Stripe, Mixpanel, Anthropic and Google.

Reuse rights

Nothing in the terms of service claims a licence over what you create: your macros, scripts and marketplace uploads are not covered by any ownership or licensing clause on the published pages, although you do indemnify the company for anything you post or submit. You can share your own scripts on the Dune Marketplace and install other people's freely, since the marketplace is built around that exchange. On the personal data side, you can ask for access, correction, deletion, restriction, portability in a machine-readable format, or object to processing, and Indian users get the equivalent DPDP rights plus a nomination right; requests go to team@projectmirage.ai with a stated 30-day response. Data received through Google APIs is limited to the features you ask for and is explicitly not used to train general AI or machine learning models.

Data retention & training

Retention summary
The privacy policy gives no fixed durations. Information is kept only for as long as necessary to provide the platform, meet legal obligations and resolve disputes, and the company says it aims to minimise retention wherever possible. Transaction records — amount, date, associated email address and phone number — are kept for order fulfilment, support, legal compliance and occasional product feedback requests. Product analytics are collected in a form that is not tied to a personal identity. You can ask for deletion at team@projectmirage.ai under either GDPR or the Indian DPDP Act, with a stated response within 30 days, and data belonging to a child is deleted promptly once a parent or guardian reports it. No automatic anonymisation policy is published.
Trains on customer data
Unclear
Subprocessors disclosed
Yes
GDPR contact

Hosting summary

The company is headquartered in the United States and runs a subsidiary in India, and the privacy policy states that personal data may be transferred to and processed in either country. No data centre, hosting provider or cloud region is named. For users in the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom, transfers rely on the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses or another approved mechanism. For users in India, Aina Computer Private Limited acts as Data Fiduciary under the DPDP Act, and transfers to the United States parent are made subject to any restrictions notified by the Indian government. All four named subprocessors are United States companies: Stripe, Mixpanel, Anthropic and Google. One technical caveat: the domain resolves to an anycast address on a content delivery network node in Amsterdam, which describes how the website is served and says nothing about where user data is stored.

Hosting countries
🇺🇸 United States🇮🇳 India
Watch-outs

Things to keep in mind

Risks and trade-offs to weigh before adopting Project Mirage.

  • The app asks for broad system permissions, accessibility and AppleScript automation, which let it act on your machine
  • Calendar access and the ability to send email in your name are optional, but worth reading closely before granting
  • Marketplace scripts are written by other users and run locally on your Mac; no review process is published
  • Handing configuration to a model means someone should still read what it wrote before letting it run daily
  • No data processing agreement, no EU Article 27 representative, no DPO and no security certification are offered
  • The commitment not to train models covers data from Google APIs only; nothing is said about product usage data
  • The brand is moving to Aina, so the continuity of support, updates and even the domain is not guaranteed
Setup

Setup & Integrations

Technical difficulty

Low for everyday use. You download the app, plug the keypad into a USB-C port and grant the accessibility and automation permissions. Two obstacles are documented in advance: macOS may say the device cannot be identified, which you dismiss with Quit, and it may block the app, which you unblock with Open Anyway in System Settings. Calendar features need one permission and one toggle. Writing your own scripts is another matter and assumes you can already write them.

Deployment

Desktop app

Integrations

GitHub VS Code Claude Openclaw Zoom Microsoft Teams Google Meet Google Calendar Gmail Granola Notion Figma Excel
Company

Behind Project Mirage

Company name
Aina Computers, Inc.
Founded
07/01/2026
Country of origin
🇺🇸 United States
Headquarters
16192 Coastal Highway, Lewes, DE, 19958, USA
UBO
Apoorv Shankar
UBO country
🇮🇳 India
Domain registrar country
🇺🇸 United States
Legal contact
Support contact

Fundraising

Seed round of USD 5.5 million announced on 16 July 2026, led by Redstart Labs (Info Edge, India) and 360 ONE Asset, with MIXI Global Investments, Antler, Blume Founders Fund and several angel investors taking part
Stated use of the proceeds: bringing a first general-purpose AI hardware interface to market and growing the San Francisco and Bangalore teams; the round was announced under the Aina name, the company behind Project Mirage and Dune

Social

Official links

Resources

All the official URLs gathered for verification and reference.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What exactly is Dune?
It is a three-key keypad that plugs into a Mac over USB-C, paired with a macOS app. An AI context layer detects the application you are working in and rewrites what the three keys do in real time, showing the current mapping on screen.
Which Macs and which version of macOS do I need?
Dune is macOS-only and requires macOS 15 (Sequoia) or later, plus a free USB-C port. The setup guide asks you to confirm the macOS version first if the keypad does not respond.
Which apps does it work with out of the box?
The documented ones are GitHub, VS Code and Claude for development, Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Google Meet for calls, and Notion, Figma and Excel, whose most-used shortcuts are enabled by default.
Can I program my own actions?
Yes. In the Dune app you can assign a keyboard macro, a URL or a custom script to each key, application by application. Scripts written by other owners can also be installed from the Dune Marketplace.
Is there a subscription on top of the hardware?
No. The setup guide states plainly that there is no additional subscription fee attached to the app, which is a free download.
How much does Dune cost?
No price is published on the site. Orders go through Stripe, and the announcement banner says Batch #1 is sold out, Early Bird Batch 2 is available with limited units, and shipping is quoted within 10 days.
What data does Project Mirage collect?
Your email address if you use the waitlist or a form, non-identifiable usage data such as key interactions, performance metrics and crash logs, and — only with your permission — calendar events and the ability to send email on your behalf.
Which third parties handle that data?
Four subprocessors are named in the privacy policy: Stripe for payments, Mixpanel for product analytics, Anthropic for the Claude inference behind the AI features, and Google for sign-in, calendar and Gmail integration.
Is there a minimum age?
The terms of service reserve the products and services to users over 18, with parental or guardian consent required below that age. The privacy policy separately states that the platform is not directed at children under 13, or under 16 in the European Economic Area.
Is the product changing its name?
The homepage announces that Project Mirage is now Aina and points readers to aina.com. The projectmirage.ai site still presents and sells Dune, but the brand is in transition.
Conclusion

Should you pick Project Mirage?

Dune answers a small, real irritation: the seconds lost looking for the mute button, the shortcut you never remember, the pull request that takes four clicks. Three keys that rewrite themselves for the app in front of you is a narrow idea executed with unusual care, and the published material backs it up — detailed hardware specifications, a public setup guide with genuine troubleshooting, and a documented path from keyboard macros to community scripts to agents you have already built elsewhere. For a Mac developer who spends the day between GitHub, an editor and video calls, the case is easy to make.

The reservations are just as concrete. Nothing on the site tells you what it costs, which is an odd omission for a physical product; the device is macOS-only and needs a recent version of the system; there is no API, no trial, and the conversational configuration is limited by a usage quota nobody defines. On governance, Project Mirage is ahead of most companies its size — named subprocessors, an article-by-article GDPR section, a full Indian DPDP chapter — yet it publishes no data processing agreement, designates no Article 27 representative in the European Union and claims no security certification, while its no-training commitment covers only data coming from Google APIs.

One more thing deserves attention before buying: the homepage announces that Project Mirage is becoming Aina and sends readers to another domain. The product ships and the site still sells it, but anyone committing to hardware should check where support, updates and the download link will live once the transition is complete.