CONTEXT—
Announced at CES 2026, Lenovo and Motorola Qira is a personal ambient intelligence that is embedded at the system level. Qira is the first AI that is unified across PCs, tablets, smartphones, and wearables.
ROLES: UX MOTION LEAD // UX // INTERACTION DESIGN—
Embedded within the cross-device intelligence team, I was responsible for creating a consistent motion ecosystem that works across each device type. This included creating the motion principles, patterns, and tokens that define the motion system.
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THE PROBLEM
Users switched between devices and lost context, re-entering prompts, retraining tools, and losing momentum mid-task.
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THE VISION
One intelligence, one experience. Motion that bridges Lenovo PCs, Motorola phones, tablets, and wearables without visual friction or cognitive load.
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DESIGN PRINCIPLE
Ambient over intrusive. Motion should feel seamless, not tacked on. Felt, not announced.
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ENTRY POINTS
“Hey Qira” voice wake, dedicated Qira Key on PCs, and a persistent pill UI on Motorola devices. Three surfaces, one motion grammar.
Many surfaces.
One motion vocabulary.
Qira runs across the full Lenovo × Motorola device ecosystem. Each surface required a tailored motion approach while maintaining a single, coherent intelligence feel.
PC / ThinkPad
Qira Key entry, sidebar presence, inline writing assist
Motorola Phone
Persistent pill UI, moto ai unified, “Hey Qira” voice
Tablet
First Qira tablet debut; learning & creative workflows
Wearables
Lenovo Smart Sense Display Concept: an intelligent multi-device hub
Six features.
All Choreographed.
Qira’s core behaviors each needed a distinct motion signature, recognizable across surfaces but never repetitive. Each feature lives inside a persistent prompt bar that itself required its own entry, idle, and exit choreography. Here are some features I designed motion patterns for.
Drop into Chat Mode and pick up right where you left off on all your devices. Lenovo Qira remembers your previous conversations, documents, and messages.
Talk one on one with Lenovo Qira in Live Mode. Even share your screen or camera for help with things like work, wayfinding around town, or advice on household projects.
Keep tabs on your notifications then respond right in the moment with Catch Me Up.
With Pay Attention, Lenovo Qira records, live translates, and summarizes your meetings and classes.
Write smarter wherever you’re typing. Turn your big ideas into better writing in seconds with Write for Me.
Create and edit images in Creator Zone, even use your PC’s local AI power to generate images.
Shipped at CES 2026.
Rolling out Q1.
Qira launched to a standing-room crowd at The Sphere in Las Vegas, Lenovo’s biggest stage yet. Qira is now live on select Lenovo devices with OTA upgrades for existing Lenovo AI Now users, and Motorola smartphone rollout following shortly after.
1st
Named Best AI of CES 2026 – CNET
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Device classes sharing one coherent motion language
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Core interaction features each with a distinct motion signature
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Entry point surfaces: voice, hardware key, persistent pill