The Friction
Many smartwatch experiences are built around alerts, dashboards, streaks, and attention capture. Zerashi explores a calmer presence on the wrist.
Case Study
Zerashi
Zerashi is a calm companion for Garmin watches, shaped around wearable UX, emotional context, hardware testing, and pragmatic scope decisions.
BetaA quiet companion for Garmin watches
The Constraints
The project required unfamiliar Garmin Connect IQ development, simulator work, physical device testing, and decisions around platform limitations.
The Solution & Build
I tested which AI models could reason well about Garmin architecture, built the MVP, then validated behavior on a physical Garmin watch to tune time, steps, weather, visits, and calm mode interactions.
The Impact
Zerashi became the clearest example of product judgment in the portfolio: emotional need, technical learning, hardware QA, and a scope decision that protected the launch.