Intro, Research, A few Mockups

Oct 4 2025

My Inspiration

So for a long time, I've tried many digital systems like Notion. But nothing actually kept me productive consistently. Can't be a better time to fix that no? So that's why I decided I want to build a device that sits on your desk acting as a personal assistant. An all-in-one device, a featureful digital clock that does more than time, etc. I can keep yapping.
TL;DR I want to build a device with a good minimalistic UI/UX to improve productivity

Initial Research

I want everything to be custom/personal: like boot up experience, etc. There's two options for that...either I could build a custom OS or build a custom OS Shell. Hmmm...What should I do...?

Well I considered both options...Here's why I'm going for the latter.
With a Custom OS, I get...

• Instant bootup
• Premium feel
• all CPU/GPU goes to deksOS
  
  But...
• I'll need to handle drivers manually (WiFi, display, input)
• Harder to debug
• AI models or cloud features may be tougher to run unless I build a small bg linux subsystem
• App extensibility would be more complex (prolly don't understand now, more on this later) So for MVP I'm going with a custom OS Shell

Predicted Components

• 1 x 7" touchscreen (display/input)
• 1 x PI (brain of project)
• ? x mic/amps (audio/input)
• ? x buttons (input)
• 1 x 5-way joystick (backup navigation)
• 2-3 x LED's (for status)
• 1 x ambient light sens (turn screen red or smth when dark)
• ... above is js stuff I could think of, def need more cleansing

UI Mockups

yes ts is inspired by ios26