Problem

Losing track of important tasks & ideas that come to you when you can’t quickly capture them in a to-do / notes app.

Solution

A system to quickly capture tasks & ideas using a [nearly], always accessible device - smart watch, by recording them by voice whilst in the moment and forgetting about them. They are immediately processed in the background and then prioritised into a to-do list accessible on the custom watch, phone and desktop apps, as well as Notion.

Problem

Whilst navigating the airport, I want to make sure I’m up to date with flight changes but don’t want to be glued to my phone the whole time. It also allows my hands to be freer to carry luggage etc.

Solution

Utilise the “heads-up-display” nature of the Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses to allow me to quickly load my flight details, see the gate number and even load connecting flights, all in one place. This allows my phone to stay in my pocket and my hands to be freer.

Problem

Years of paper records, letters, car documents and bills sitting in drawers. None of it easily accessible, searchable or ready to be analysed to be optimised.

Solution

All records, letters sent in the mail, official documents for my car, bills etc. digitised by a local LLM, converted into .md files with the original layout and automatically categorised and stored. Suddenly years of data are quickly accessible to AI models for quick access and complex analysis.

Problem

Typing slows down transfer of data from a person to their machine. Transcription services exist but legacy versions were not very accurate and cloud-based AI models require internet access and a subscription.

Solution

Dictation using OpenAI’s Whisper model locally to quickly transcribe speech to text when working on my PC for a faster workflow than typing, especially when prompting. No lag or security concerns, whilst also working offline.

Problem

When using AR / smart glasses with waveguide display technology the virtual content that you see projected in front of you, is focused in the far distance. So when you look a your hand, you cannot see both your hand and the content in focus at the same time. This can strain your eyes and doesn’t feel natural.

Solution

Utilising Oxford Optical Labs fluid lens technology, we’re able to change the focal plane of the display dynamically. I created a demo experience that showcases first the problem with today’s single focal plane displays and then shows off the variable focal plane display tech we’ve been developing. During development I used AI to help with the demo routine code, that drives virtual content and lens control, as well as automating Blender batch renders to provide the virtual content.

Problem

The car has an aux socket and no Bluetooth. Skipping a track means picking up the phone and looking away from the road to do it. This is not legal in the UK!

Solution

Using a small ESP32 module and a simple 5-way joystick, I built a physical control allowing you to change track, play and pause, done by feel without looking away from the road. It turns on when the car is started, immediately connects to my phone and the controls work with no perceivable lag. Sometimes physical buttons are better than screens.