It is important to mention that, as Krux creator (Jeff) wants, grants won't go to the project. This one will be for me, to support my work on the project on semester 2024/1.
You deserve it.
The work you're doing is phenomenal. It was one of your betas that got me to buy an Amigo and start using Krux and I've been a huge Huge massively HUGE fan ever since. You're making rock solid security easy, and I cannot overstate how important that is. Thank you for the work you're doing.
As for the Maix Amigo...
The quality of Amigo hardware isn't the best, but it'd be RIDICULOUS for anybody to compare a $50 device to a luxe $1,000 metal and glass device like an iPhone. I paid less for my Amigos than I paid for a Blockstream Jade, and the quality is higher, not to mention the usefulness of that huge touchscreen. Krux on an Amigo is such a killer combo. The only thing holding this project back is that more people don't know about it. Everyone I've introduced to Krux on an Amigo has been blown away by how easy and intuitive it is.
Amigo's quality:
It still amazes me how they can sell a so powerful and featured device so cheap. I have 4 Amigos, the only issue I had with one of them is a weird power manager behavior, but I still believe it may be possible to fix it with firmware.
I have 2 Amigos, and I'm experiencing that issue - or something like it - with one of them. It's weird, actually. My first Amigo had trouble turning on. Sometimes it wouldn't power up until I plugged it in via usb even though the battery was fully charged. But, for reasons I do not understand, that issue went away and hasn't been an issue since. Maybe updating Krux firmware solved it? I don't know, but my first Amigo has been flawless ever since.
My second Amigo has the power issue. When I turn it on, a light on the back (or maybe inside the device?) flashes, but it doesn't power up. The only way to get it to turn on is to plug it in via usb, but once it's on it doesn't need to be plugged in. It's not a problem for me since the device works perfectly otherwise.
And speaking of owning more than one Amigo... I love that Krux offers different color themes. At first, I thought that feature was silly, but now that I have 2 Amigos, I like using a different theme for each to make it easier to keep track of which is which.