Posture drifts.Aligno notices.
Wear it. Work normally. Get a gentle nudge when your posture drifts. No camera. No cloud. Your posture data stays on your machine.
Knowing how to sit isn't the hard part.
You already know how you want to sit. But once you're focused on work, posture becomes an afterthought. The drift is gradual and almost invisible in the moment: you sink a little lower, your shoulders roll forward, your head creeps toward the screen. Nothing dramatic happens, and you only notice hours later.
Same person. Same desk. One difference.
The difference is a well-timed nudge. Not a loud alarm, and not another notification competing for your attention: a short vibration that only you can feel.
Staged photos showing how Aligno is meant to work, not a measured result.
Four steps, then you forget it's there.
No phone to check and nothing to manage. The desktop app runs quietly in the background while you work.
Clip it on
It clips to the back of your collar or shirt, behind you and out of the way.
Calibrate
Sit the way you want to sit and confirm. That becomes your reference, not a generic ideal.
Work
The sensor checks your posture 25 times a second. Leave the app in the background; there's nothing to watch.
Feel the nudge
Stay drifted for a few seconds and you feel a short buzz. Stay there and it gets firmer. Because it waits first, a quick reach or turn usually doesn't count.
Try to slouch without Aligno noticing.
Lean them forward and see when the clip on their collar buzzes. Same rules as the real Aligno, to the second.
Hold your phone upright, the way you'd sit.
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Lean a littleStay under 7° for a moment.
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Lean, then sit back upGo all the way, and come back before it buzzes.
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Stay leanedHold a clear drift and wait.
It only notices what lasts.
Small moves and quick reaches pass. A slouch that stays gets one short buzz on the collar, felt only by you.
First buzz after 8 s of clear drift
A simulation of Aligno's timing rules, not a measurement. Nothing you do here leaves this page.
4 of 5 testers said they started adjusting on their own, before the buzz.
First round of testing · 5 testers · self-reported, short sessions · plus one physiotherapist session
That's the goal: not reminders forever, but noticing drift early enough that adjusting becomes a habit. Five testers is a small sample, so treat this as an early signal, not proof. Next is a two-week wear study on v2 with 10 people, measuring how often they wear it, how many buzzes feel unwanted, and comfort.
What still needs work
Testing also showed what isn't good enough yet. Three things are being improved before the first batch ships:
The attachment. The clip works, but it isn't yet as easy to position consistently as it needs to be.
Unwanted buzzes. Natural movement, like reaching, turning or standing up, can still occasionally read as a slouch.
Vibration strength. The right strength for different clothing and body types is still being tuned.
The details that decide whether you keep wearing it.
A nudge, not a notification
A short buzz that only gets firmer if you stay drifted. Choose how quickly it reacts: gentle, normal or firm. No phone buzzing, nothing popping up mid-meeting.
A reminder to get up
After 90 minutes of continuous use, the app suggests a short break. Sitting well still means getting up now and then.
Low battery, handled
When the charge runs low, the sensor stops buzzing and the app tells you, so a quiet sensor never leaves you guessing. It charges over USB-C.
Standalone mode, in testing
The sensor can also buzz on its own, with no computer nearby: away from your desk or with the laptop shut. It's being tested on v2 before it becomes the default.
Nothing leaves your machine
No account, no sync, no telemetry. Your posture history is a file on your own disk, and you can delete it whenever you like.
See the pattern, not just today's number
Daily and weekly summaries of how long you stayed near your reference, and how often you adjusted on your own. Your only benchmark is yesterday's you.
No camera. Ever.
Camera-based posture tools need to watch you to analyze your posture. Aligno doesn't. It uses a single motion sensor clipped to your clothing, which measures how your upper back is tilted and nothing else. There is no video, no image, no microphone, and no server to send anything to.
Specifications
Marius-Daniel Marinescu
I'm an engineer with seven years in aerospace, working on avionics verification and validation. I started Aligno to solve a problem I kept running into myself: knowing how to sit properly isn't enough when you're focused on work.
I'm designing the hardware, building the software, and testing it with real users, one iteration at a time.
Join the first batch.
Aligno is being built by one person, in public, and it isn't a finished mass-market product yet. The first batch is small and goes to people who want to help shape it.
the first batch
One-time, incl. VAT. No subscription.
What's included
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Before you sign up
This is an early-access device from a small first batch, not a polished consumer product. I'd rather you know that up front.
It's still being refined. The attachment, unwanted buzzes during natural movement, and vibration strength are all still being worked on.
Windows first. The macOS build hasn't been tested on real hardware yet.
Nothing is being sold yet. Signing up or messaging me commits you to nothing, and you'll get the details before anything ships.