Kickstarter 2026 · Patent Pending

The phone evolved again.

It's on your wrist.

Every decade, the device changes. Desktop to laptop. Laptop to smartphone. Now smartphone to HALO — a titanium smart bangle that makes calls, plays music, and reads your messages. Leave your phone at home.

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4.01″ Flexible AMOLED
2 Deploy modes
5G eSIM built-in
IP68 Water rated
HALO smart bangle — FaceTime call at café
Mode 1 — Vertical · FaceTime · Café · Brisbane
Discover
The Origin
"Can we build this?"

My daughter Kingsley was eight years old when she pointed at the television — Kid Danger on Nickelodeon, wearing a hologram watch — and asked me four words that changed everything.

"Dad. Just build that."

So I tried. What started as a father's promise became an obsession — titanium arcs, flexible displays, a USPTO patent filing, and the question that drove every decision: what if your phone wasn't a distraction, but a piece of jewellery you only look at when you need to?

HALO is built for everyone who has ever felt the pull between the people in front of them and the screen in their hand. This one is for Kingsley.

Thomas Crown
Founder, HALO · Brisbane, Australia
8 Years old
Kingsley Crown
Inventor's Inspiration
First Look
HALO screen deployed on wrist
Mode 1 — Screen Deployed
HALO floating product render
Product · Titanium & Gold
HALO closed on wrist
Closed — Fine Jewellery
HALO closed circular
HALO · Closed Profile
HALO closed squircle
HALO · Detail Shot
The mechanism

Luxury jewellery
until you need it.

01

Wear it closed

HALO closes magnetically into a seamless titanium ring. No screen, no technology visible. Indistinguishable from fine jewellery — worn to dinner, meetings, anywhere.

02

Single tap — Mode 1

The two arc halves separate. The Nitinol wire activates and the 4.01″ flexible AMOLED screen rises vertically — ready for FaceTime, video, rich content.

03

Double tap — Mode 2

The screen deploys horizontally along the wrist. Music controls, running metrics, notifications at a glance. The display curves gently toward you at 5°.

04

Say "Hey HALO"

Always-listening voice control. Make calls, switch modes, control music — hands-free. On-device processing means no audio ever leaves HALO.

HALO deployed
↑ Vertical Deployment
Technical specification

Built to perform.

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Internal diameter

62mm — 70mm

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Display

4.01″ Flex AMOLED

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Material

Grade 5 Titanium

⌘

Connectivity

5G eSIM · BLE 5.2 · NFC

♡

Health sensors

HR · SpO2 · GPS · IMU

⟳

Charging

Magnetic pogo pin

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Water rating

IP68

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Voice

"Hey HALO" on-device

Two deployment modes

One screen.
Two configurations.

Vertical Sail

A single tap deploys the screen vertically — standing ~120mm above the wrist. The patent-protected guide rail mechanism locks it in position. Used for calls, video, and rich content.

  • FaceTime and video calls
  • Full-screen messaging
  • Maps and navigation
  • Camera viewfinder (HALO 2)
  • Activated by single tap
↑ Vertical deployment

Horizontal Wrap

Double tap deploys the screen along the wrist in landscape orientation, curving 5° inward. Optimised for at-a-glance information during exercise and daily use.

  • Music playback controls
  • Running pace and heart rate
  • Notification glance view
  • Spotify, Apple Music
  • Activated by double tap
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→ Horizontal deployment
Interactive demo

HALO OS.
Experience it.

● LIVE

The operating system built for a 192×960px flexible AMOLED bangle. Home screen, calls, Ghost Mode, voice commands — all running in your browser.

Calls & voice Ghost Mode Live clock Settings
The collection

Four materials.
One mechanism.

Standard
HALO Standard titanium

HALO

Titanium · Gold PVD
$599 AUD early bird
  • Grade 5 titanium chassis
  • 2 micron gold PVD coating
  • Available in female & male
  • Full feature set
  • Kickstarter Q3 2026
Premium
HALO Gold titanium 10 micron

HALO Gold

Titanium · 10 Micron Gold
$1,800 AUD
  • Grade 5 titanium chassis
  • 10 micron gold electroplating
  • Hallmarked gold layer
  • Full feature set
  • Limited production
Elite · Female
HALO 18k solid gold

HALO 18K

Solid 18K Yellow Gold
$12,000 AUD from
  • Solid 18K gold outer shell
  • Titanium structural insert
  • Hallmarked & certified
  • Made to order · 8 weeks
  • Certificate of authenticity
Elite · Male
HALO platinum 950

HALO Platinum

Solid Platinum · 950
$22,000 AUD from
  • Solid 950 platinum outer shell
  • Titanium structural insert
  • Hallmarked Pt950
  • Made to order · 10 weeks
  • Certificate of authenticity
Why HALO

No comparison.
Literally.

Feature HALO Apple Watch Ultra 2 Galaxy Watch 7
Screen size 4.01″ flexible AMOLED 0.98″ (49mm) 0.96″ (44mm)
Looks like jewellery ✓ Closed — no visible tech ✗ Always looks like a watch ✗ Always looks like a watch
eSIM / standalone calls ✓ 5G eSIM built-in ✓ LTE eSIM (carrier locked) ✓ LTE eSIM
Battery — screen off ✓ No screen draw in closed mode ✗ Always-on display ✗ Always-on display
Two screen orientations ✓ Vertical & horizontal ✗ Fixed portrait only ✗ Fixed portrait only
Patent-protected mechanism ✓ USPTO 64/034,631 ✗ ✗
Solid gold / platinum variant ✓ 18K gold & Pt950 ✗ Discontinued ✗ Not available
On-device voice — no cloud ✓ "Hey HALO" — fully local ✗ Siri requires connection ✗ Bixby requires connection
Starting price (AUD) $599 early bird $1,299 $599
USPTO 64/034,631 PENDING
Filed April 2026

Patent-protected
from day one.

The HALO guide rail deployment mechanism — the system by which the flexible screen rises from the titanium chassis and locks into vertical or horizontal position — is covered by a provisional patent application filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office in April 2026. Non-provisional filing due April 2027. 22 claims covering the core mechanism.

No other wearable device can legally replicate how HALO works.

Kickstarter Q3 2026

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Early bird pricing starts at $499 AUD. Waitlist members get priority access, exclusive pricing tiers, and the first look at the HALO collection before public launch.

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Launching on Kickstarter · Q3 2026