The PeKe Labs Thesis

We have almost everything we need for augmented cognition. We have AI, fast cloud access, and wearable glasses (audio or visual, for different situations). The frames are finally light enough that you forget you’re wearing them. What’s missing is the part that should have been easy: actually controlling it.

Voice input for AI is powerful, easy, and fast, but you’re not going to use it on the bus or in line at the post office. Smart rings sound like a great idea, until you see the giant donut on your pointer finger and the micro trackpad on it goes haywire because you used hand sanitizer at the grocery store 10 minutes ago.

The neural wristbands are getting better, but even in the best case you still end up looking like a Sith Lord, waving your hands and fingers around, drawing attention to yourself.

The phone is always a fallback, but if it’s in your hand, there’s no way your glasses or earbuds still have your focus in that moment.

And when all else fails, yes, the glasses have some control on the frames: little buttons, swipe pads, and the like. But we all know you’re drawing unwanted attention to yourself, and your arm is getting tired.

That’s why we built a new controller, designed around three core ideas:

1. DiscretionYour private display should be discreetly controlled.
2. ConvenienceNobody wants another device to charge and forget in their hotel room.
3. VersatilityA rich gesture lexicon, built to work for both audio and visual augmented reality AI systems.

We could wait until next CES to launch this to the masses, but developers are already hard at work reimagining UI and UX for the age of wearable, instant information. We do not want to miss our chance to help shape the new era.

You are defining the future of wearable compute, and you need input, not just output.

If you completed our survey, thank you for your enthusiasm, vision, and open-mindedness. Please reach out if you want to discuss any of this face to face.

—PeKe Team