Giiro is a personal posture coach who lets you know when you’re slacking

STRAIGHT UP

‘Helpful’ and ‘copycat’ are not two words you’d typically put together. GAZELAB looks to change that. The idea of Giiro ($99) is to monitor- and subsequently mock- your posture at your standing desk throughout the day, thereby helping you to make the necessary adjustments before it’s too late.

STAND OUT

It does this with the help of Giiro Mat and Giiro Posturebot. The former is to be placed on the floor and for you to stand on; equipped with 600 sensors, each of which is sensitive to 1024 levels of pressure, Giiro Mat measures the distribution of your weight with extreme accuracy.

TURN THAT FROWN…

You can access this information from the Giiro App. The Posturebot, meanwhile, is placed on your desk and mimics your movements throughout; anytime your posture slips, its disapproving facial expressions will be on hand to let you know. Best not test it.

VIRTUALLY BRILLIANT

Giiro also has a couple of other nifty features built-in, and even sports an Amazon Alexa virtual assistant. That means you can use your new desktop companion to control your various smart appliances and doodads.

GET JIGGY WITH IT

As if all of that wasn’t enough, Giiro also acts as a cute little bluetooth speaker, and can be synced with a variety of compatible devices to turn your desk into a groovy dance floor. If your interest is piqued (and why wouldn’t it be?) you can find out more about Giiro by heading on over to the project’s official Kickstarter page.