AR Idea Drive
A living bank of concepts I've created and parked — apps and experiences with strong product-market fit for AR, AI, and wearables. These are ideas I believe in but haven't had the opportunity to ship. Some are early-stage, some are more developed. All are available to discuss.
If any of these fit something you're building, I'd love to talk.
AI Language Learning
What
A conversational & contextual language learning companion integrated into your daily life.
Why
Young Market
48% of young adults use language learning apps
White Space
Existing apps focus on lessons and gamification, not real-life environments
Educational Value
In-context practice supercharges applied language skills, but isn't always accessible
AI Advantage
AI removes fear of judgment — UXR shows users feel more comfortable than with real speakers
How
Scans your space and uses its contents and your real-time actions as the canvas for conversation and learning
Persona is supportive, authentic, and playful — morphs expressively based on conversation and objects in view
Assesses your level, speaks in a mix of native and target language at your pace, in short dialogue for repartee
Visually lightweight — works alongside everyday tasks, integrates them into conversation, or fades out when you're occupied
Key Features
Pronunciation Practice
Assesses and helps you dial in your accent as you go
Vocab Mode
Pins persistent vocabulary labels on common objects around your space to drill key words all day
Ultimate Replay
What
Spatial 3D replays of the biggest plays of the game, life-size and real-time.
Why
Fan Demand
Game highlights are the most popular form of sports content consumed
Tech Readiness
Highlight moments are already filmed from multiple angles, and motion capture tech is already in use in stadiums
How
Pre-rig 3D photoreal avatars of all team members
Leverage existing mo-cap tech in stadiums; use ML models to reconstruct 3D poses; retarget motion onto athlete avatars
Replays available for select key moments per game
Brands can sponsor this new format, the same way they own other highlights packages
Key Features
360 Viewable
Relive the moment from any angle
Speed Controls
Pause, slow down, and speed up the replay
Collectibles
Store favorite moments in your Replay XR library forever
Spatial Calendar
What
A spatial calendar that tunes time to you.
Key Features
Landscape View
Schedules appear as curved, arcing timelines that dynamically flow left to right, highlighting priorities and signaling event types through size, shape, and intensity
Daymaker
Greets you with a digest of your top 3 things to know today — commute prediction, weather, birthday alerts, missed messages, progress toward goals
North Star
Input goals and priorities and keep them visible and top-of-mind all day long
Wake Mode
Gentle lighting shifts and calming soundscapes ease you into focus at the start of the day
Tunnel Vision
For the chronically late — visualize events moving toward you in space while you work, with ambient cues you can't ignore
Why
Universal Use Case
Calendars are a daily, always-on tool everyone uses
Human Behavior
Humans naturally process time spatially — flat grids don't match how we mentally organize our days
Chronobiology
Calendars should work in sync with our daily physiological patterns and rhythms
Ease Overwhelm
Curating what we see first thing in the morning combats stress, with benefits that last all day
How
Integrates data from key sources:
Clueless Closet
What
A personal AI stylist and shopper to manage and build your wardrobe.
Why
Agentic Shopping
AI is already poised to transform the category. Add Camera API and AR and we unlock a whole new category of fashion shopping services
Consumer Problem-Solving
Combats shopping overwhelm, democratizes personal styling, and helps users make the most of clothing they already own
Wearables Differentiator
Developers have tried the "Clueless Closet" experience before but faced blockers inherent to mobile — which hands-free devices can solve
How
Launch as an AI fashion assistant making contextual, personalized recommendations — for remixing existing pieces and shopping guidance tuned to your taste and trends
Over time, as Tog captures new purchases and a data pipeline develops, it evolves into a complete AR wardrobe inventory and remixer
Key Features
AI Styling
Describe your fashion sense, source inspiration, get tips, make purchases, and learn to remix your wardrobe
Shopping
Live, personalized insights while you shop — new purchases automatically logged in your AR closet
Trend Try-On
Preview trending styles on your photoreal avatar; learn to remix trends with your existing closet
Closet Capture
Low-friction garment scanning to capture rich data about pre-existing clothing items
Spatial Horoscope
What
Explore your daily star chart in stunning AR.
Key Features
Daily Horoscope
Watch a 3D visualization of movements in your sky and learn what that means for you today
Birth Chart
A beautiful spatial view of how the cosmos looked the day you were born — and what that says about you
Time Travel
Scrub forward to see what the future may hold, and back to revisit your star map at important life moments
Social
Share your chart with friends to learn about each other and see how you match up
Why
Proven Market
Leading apps like Co-Star have tens of millions of downloads — 1 in 4 young women in the US uses one
Differentiation
AR meaningfully enhances astrology — dynamic 3D helps users understand complex concepts like "aspect," "house," and "retrograde" while making the experience magical
Daily Use Case
Horoscopes furnish new content every day, fostering a daily "check my Orbital" habit
Wellness Probe
A low-risk way to experiment with AI in wellness, nurturing self-reflection and self-discovery
How
A conversational, agentic AI guide helps users interpret and navigate their stars
Join forces with Chani Nicholas and her wildly popular app
Training Pacer
What
Compete against your avatar — or your friends' avatars — moving at the pace of your last PR.
Why
Community Fitness
Athletes who share or compete socially are 21% more likely to stay consistent year-over-year (Strava Year in Sport, 2023)
Scaling Elite Practices
Elite training often includes "shadow" pacers — a tool everyday athletes currently can't access
Proven Demand
Consumer appetite exists for "race yourself" mechanics — see Mario Kart ghosts and Zwift's pacer bots
Real-World Precedent
Nike built "Unlimited Stadium" — a custom track in Manila that visualized your pace on a screen. AR makes this accessible everywhere, to everyone.
Immersive Podcast
What
Get inside the booth with your favorite podcast hosts.
Why
Visual Medium
YouTube is the most popular platform for podcast consumption
Intimacy
Fans love the intimate feel of podcasts — immersion can take that feeling even further
How
Choose 1 or more popular hosts to trial the format
Hosts record shows with glasses on, capturing movement and expression data for photoreal avatar animation
Capture and recreate photorealistic studio environments
Key Features
Timeline Reactions
Send emoji reactions as you listen — they appear on a shared public timeline
Multitask Mode
Toggle between immersive booth mode and a spatial "picture in picture" — a semi-transparent bubble that stays in your periphery while you multitask
Style Grabber
What
Capture any neck-up look you see — hairstyle, haircut, hair color, makeup — and try it on yourself.
Why
Proven Behavior
A decade at Snapchat confirmed: users have a bottomless appetite for transformational, realistic face filters
Experimentation
Young people want to try new looks, but the stakes feel high
Influencer Inspo
Consumers look to celebs for style ideas but can't tell if a trend is right for their own face
Friend Feedback
Consumers rely heavily on friends' input for big style decisions — a social "try and share" makes sense
How
Pull look inspiration from camera rolls, social media, or anything in your field of view
Use segmentation to extract look elements, transform them into 3D, then fit them perfectly to every face using Gen AI
Try on looks in the live camera mirror, or apply them to photos after the fact
Try any look on your 3D photoreal avatar instantly
Surface relevant shoppable products to help get the look IRL
Key Features
Look Library
Save your favorite look elements to a persistent collection
Social
Instantly share looks you're trying on through messages
