Put the card in.
The card straight out of your camera goes into the slot on the bottom. Push until it clicks. Whatever your camera writes, hako reads.
Your photos, one tap off the card.
A wireless SD card reader for your keys.
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NO CABLE / NO INTERNET / NO ACCOUNT
The shot is on the card. The card is in the camera. The reader is in a drawer at home — so the photo you want to send is stuck until you get there.
Three steps, every time.
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Hold your phone against it.
Thumbnails are on screen in 945 ms, measured. Nothing to pair, nothing to sign in to, no dongle to go looking for.
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The photos move.
A 5 MB photo lands in about two seconds — 2.5 MB/s typical, 3.5 MB/s peak. Original files, original names.
Measured, not estimated.
2.5 MB/sTypicalA 5 MB photo in about two seconds.
3.5 MB/sPeakA fast card, held close, clear channel.
945 msLink opens inTouch to browsable thumbnails in the app.
2 monthsStandbyLeft on your keys between shoots, it waits rather than draining.
USB-CCharge and transferThe same port charges hako and works as an ordinary card reader on a computer.
Median of repeated bench runs on production hardware, using real photo files.
Plain answers.
Do I need an app?
Yes, the hako app, and there is nothing to sign up for. It is how you browse the card and pick what to keep. No account, no email address, no profile.
Does it use my data or Wi-Fi?
No. Your phone talks to hako directly, so it works with no signal at all — on a mountain, on a plane, anywhere.
How long does a charge last?
About two months on standby. hako sleeps on your keys and wakes when you tap it, so a charge is measured in months of carrying rather than hours of use.
Can I plug it into a computer?
Yes. USB-C charges hako and also makes it a plain card reader — plug it into a laptop and the card mounts like any other, with no app and no drivers.
Which cards work?
Standard full-size SD cards. Whatever your camera writes, hako reads.
Does it change my files?
Never. Original file, original filename. No re-encoding, no renaming.
Can I buy one?
Not yet — hako launches on Kickstarter. Join the waitlist below and we write to you once, when you can buy one. You can also hold your place with a refundable deposit, which unlocks a discount at launch.
Your photos stay yours.
The full statement — including what this website itself records, and what Cloudflare logs to serve it — is on the privacy page.
The first run goes to the list.
Limited quantity, in the order you joined. One email when you can buy one — no newsletter, no countdown, no second message. Ask us and we delete your address.
Hold your place. off at launch.
The is fully refundable and it comes off what you pay, so the discount costs you nothing to hold. It also gets you into the first hours of the Kickstarter, before it opens to everyone. Ask for it back at any point and we return it, no reason needed.
Reserve for- 2025Prototype
Working hardware, printed cases, bench figures.
- Early 2026Field testing
Photographers using it on real shoots, on real cards.
- NowDesign freeze
Case, finish and app settled. Waitlist open.
- NextFirst production run
Limited quantity. Waitlist first, in order.
- AfterGeneral availability
Ordering opens to everyone.