AURA Orbit Edition
Dual microphones with advanced noise filtering
Easily start and stop with a button press
7 days of battery life per charge
Understands up to 40 different languages
CUSTOMIZE THE ACTION BUTTON
Hold and speak to talk to AURA or leave a note for later
CUSTOMIZE THE ACTION BUTTON
Double-press to process or bookmark a conversation
Device specifications
Microphone 1
Dual PDM MEMS with acoustic mesh
Rear Magnetic Dock
Sealed 4-pin quick charging
LED indicator
Hardware-gated amber privacy ring
Action Button
Start and stop recording / focus
Product Architecture
Engineered for Quiet Agency
Five deliberate interaction principles designed to protect cognitive bandwidth and eliminate ambient surveillance.
Pillar 01 · Pre-Meeting Whisper
Arrive prepared without unlocking your phone.
Five minutes before your scheduled calendar event, Orbit delivers a subtle, localized dual-pulse haptic tap. A downward glance shows the primary agenda item and key stakeholders, pre-summarized through AWS Bedrock. A single crescent key press acknowledges readiness.
T-5 Minute Cue
TI DRV2605 Quiet LRA
No Screen Waking Sound
Pillar 02 · Focus Guardian
Physical boundary against ambient noise.
Press and hold the crescent key to engage a deep work sprint. Orbit broadcasts encrypted local telemetry: smart speakers silence notifications, peripheral displays enter quiet mode, and calendar availability flags as focused.
Local Telemetry Relay
Tactile Distraction Logger
Autonomous Operation
Pillar 03 · Privacy-Visible Voice
Hardware-enforced microphone privacy.
Zero continuous background audio capture. The microphone is electrically isolated by default. The amber indicator ring is physically tied to the microphone power rail: firmware cannot activate audio capture without illuminating the ring.
Hardware Power Gate
Dual Digital MEMS Mics
Zero Ambient Buffering
Pillar 04 · Deep Work Ledger
An encrypted log of your focus hours.
Record uninterrupted blocks of high-intent focus directly to encrypted on-device storage. No employer tracking dashboards, no manager productivity scores, and no third-party data broker monetization. Your attention remains your private property.
Local NOR Flash Storage
No Workplace Monitoring
Hardware Cryptographic Keys
Pillar 05 · Safety Check-in
Quiet reassurance during solo work sessions.
An opt-in motion check-in system for late evening or remote hours. If sudden inactivity or unusual shock signatures occur, Orbit emits a progressive tactile cue asking for confirmation. A single crescent tap confirms safety; unacknowledged events hand off cleanly to paired smartphone SOS.
Bosch BMI270 6-Axis IMU
Optical Sensor Array
Paired Emergency Relay
Strictly Opt-In
Studio Imagery & CAD
Industrial Design Perspectives
Inspect all 10 perspectives of the AURA Orbit hardware architecture. Click any render to inspect full-resolution details.
Engineering Blueprint
Functional Hardware Architecture
Reference component specification engineered for 2–4 day battery autonomy, authenticated Bluetooth LE Secure Connections, and hardware privacy isolation.
Every internal subsystem is mechanically and electrically bounded to ensure user privacy:
- Layers 1–2: Protective curved cover glass + transflective MIP display panel.
- Layers 3–5: Graphite PC/ABS casing, Nordic nRF5340 dual-core PCB, 240 mAh Li-Po pouch.
- Layers 6–9: LRA vibration actuator, hardware-coupled amber mic circuit, optical window, sealed magnetic pogo dock.
Processing & Connectivity
Primary SoC
Nordic nRF5340 dual-core Arm Cortex-M33 (128 MHz app + 64 MHz network)
Radio & Security
Bluetooth LE 5.3 Secure Connections, AES-CCM bonding, ECDH P-256 key exchange
Secure Element
Hardware Cryptographic Root-of-Trust for device attestation
Antenna System
2.4 GHz custom ceramic antenna with body-decoupling matching network
Power Architecture
PMIC
Nordic nPM1300 with integrated buck regulators and ship-mode hibernate
Battery Capacity
240 mAh single-cell Li-Po with PCM thermal protection
Battery Autonomy
2 to 4 days typical focus routine with continuous BLE link
Charging Dock
Sealed 4-pin magnetic pogo interface (80% charge in 42 minutes)
Interface & Sensors
Display Panel
1.15-inch ultra-low-power Transflective Memory-in-Pixel (MIP), sunlight-readable
Haptic Driver
TI DRV2605 driving quiet Linear Resonant Actuator (LRA)
Acoustic Input
Dual digital PDM MEMS microphones with acoustic water-resistant mesh
Privacy Beacon
Electrically hard-wired amber micro-LED ring. Hardware power-gated.
Motion Sensing
Bosch BMI270 6-axis ultra-low-power IMU for glance wake detection
Architectural Boundaries by Design
To preserve battery autonomy, eliminate ambient surveillance, and maintain distraction-free focus, Orbit intentionally omits:
No Optical Camera
Eliminates workplace surveillance concerns and ensures security in confidential meeting rooms.
No Continuous Ambient Listening
Audio is captured exclusively during intentional user requests; never continuously recorded in the background.
No Cellular Modem or eSIM
Tethering via authenticated Bluetooth LE avoids secondary monthly data plans and parasitic battery drain.
No Third-Party App Store
A single-purpose focus instrument designed for cognitive clarity, not an entertainment screen.
Tactile Lab
Experience Quiet Interaction Design
Explore how Orbit communicates non-intrusively through calibrated haptic patterns and physical privacy isolation.
LRA Haptic Waveform Simulator
TI DRV2605Orbit uses localized, resonant tactile pulses that remain inaudible to colleagues yet clearly distinct on your wrist.
Ready — Select a waveform pattern to test
Hardware vs Software Privacy
Zero Software BypassConventional voice wearables rely on operating system software flags that can be overridden by background services. AURA Orbit enforces physical decoupling:
Standard Smartwatch
Microphone remains continuously energized in standby
Software controls LED indicator (vulnerable to silent hot-mic exploits)
AURA Orbit Design
Physical load-switch cuts microphone power rail by default
Amber LED is wired in-series with mic power rail. Mic cannot power on without light.