DHH wants Omarchy on BlueChip, and Palmer Luckey asks for his address
Anduril and Qualcomm’s US-built Snapdragon X laptop caught DHH’s eye, and the upcoming Omarchy 4.5 already targets that chip family. Palmer Luckey’s answer: send me your address.
Image: Anduril Industries BlueChip launch video (X)
Anduril and Qualcomm unveiled BlueChip on October 27, 2026, a laptop the two companies pitch as a way to bring computer manufacturing back to the United States. Later that day, DHH quoted Palmer Luckey’s launch post and made a clear request on X: “This is so bad ass. We gotta get Omarchy running on this thing, @PalmerLuckey!”
Luckey, the Anduril founder, didn’t leave him waiting. A few hours later, he replied: “@dhh DM me your address!” Nobody has said anything more public than that, so there’s no official port or partnership yet. But it sure sounds like a BlueChip could end up on DHH’s desk.
The idea isn’t far-fetched. BlueChip runs on a Snapdragon X Series processor, and Omarchy 4.5, currently in release candidate, lists “Add support for Snapdragon laptops” among its highlights. The 4.5 RC2 release notes say the new version “runs on NVIDIA N1x and Snapdragon X laptops”, with an aarch64 ISO next to the x86 one and a fix for Snapdragon laptop keyboards at the disk unlock prompt.
So what is BlueChip? According to TechCrunch, it’s a hardened, Arm-based laptop built to withstand rain, dust and other rugged conditions. The exact Snapdragon X model hasn’t been named. Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon wrote that Snapdragon X Series powers this first laptop, which is “designed and assembled in the U.S.”
The chip itself will be made in the US too. Reuters reporter Stephen Nellis reported that Amon confirmed on a press call that these Snapdragon X chips will be made in Arizona by TSMC. Luckey told TechCrunch that the bill of materials is currently about 90% US and allied, with a roadmap to 100% domestic over time.
Don’t reach for your wallet yet. TechCrunch reports that preorders open in 2027, with no shipping date and no announced price. Luckey estimates it will cost about 20% more than a typical high-end PC. The first customers in mind are US government agencies, the military, first responders and law enforcement. No operating system has been named; the machine is meant to run Windows apps, software for certain Linux distributions used by the government, and legacy software.
The Omarchy crew is already in the mood. Maintainer Ryan Hughes posted: “We’re going to need a ‘merica theme for Omarchy on this system!” Less than an hour later, Steve Derico opened a pull request adding a USA theme to the extra themes page of the Omarchy site, with Old Glory red, parchment and khaki colors and public domain backgrounds of Iwo Jima, Apollo 11 and the Statue of Liberty. The PR is still open.
