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Notes on the platforms we build.

Plain reviews of the technology in the Fernwood family: what each platform is built to do, what isn't ready yet, and who it's for. No star ratings on our own products, and no made-up quotes.

Full disclosure: Fernwood&Co's founder created and owns Naeio, IWTY and Tech for Life, and co-founded Annuity Brothers. We built these platforms, so read this as a builder's review, not an independent one.

AI platform

Naeio

Reviewed November 13, 2026 · Invite-only alpha

Owner review
Full disclosure: Fernwood&Co's founder created and owns Naeio, IWTY and Tech for Life, and co-founded Annuity Brothers. We built these platforms, so read this as a builder's review, not an independent one.

What it's built to do

  • Picks the AI model for each task from your own settings for cost, speed and environmental impact, set with simple sliders
  • Shows the estimated cost, time and carbon of a task before it runs
  • Keeps your history and documents in your own cloud drive, and clears session data when you power down
  • Answers with tap buttons so you rarely need to type, which also helps people with disabilities use AI quickly

What isn't ready yet

  • It's in invite-only alpha, so features change week to week
  • Paid plans with a 30-day trial are planned but not open yet
  • We haven't published usage numbers; we'll share real ones once there are enough members to mean something

Who it's for: people who use more than one AI and want to see what each task costs, and anyone who wants their AI history kept in their own hands.

Builder's take: The idea we're proudest of is choosing the right AI per task and showing the price first. It's early, and we'd rather you hear that from us.

Email privacy

IWTY (I Won't Tell You)

Reviewed November 13, 2026 · Waitlist

Owner review
Full disclosure: Fernwood&Co's founder created and owns Naeio, IWTY and Tech for Life, and co-founded Annuity Brothers. We built these platforms, so read this as a builder's review, not an independent one.

What it's built to do

  • Gives you an address to hand out instead of your real email
  • Lets you choose per sign-up: fully blocked, partly blocked (only legitimate mail gets through) or fully allowed
  • Turns marketing mail on or off separately
  • Works as a filter in front of the inbox you already have, not a new inbox to check

What isn't ready yet

  • It's waitlist only; real mail filtering isn't switched on yet
  • The Naeio privacy panel that uses IWTY comes after Naeio's alpha
  • Filtering gets smarter as more people use it, so early accuracy will be lower than later

Who it's for: anyone tired of handing their real address to every store, app and newsletter.

Builder's take: IWTY is deliberately simple and low cost. It will be optional for Naeio members, never required.

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