Why an AI assistant needs a second screen
The biggest problem with AI assistants isn't intelligence — it's access. If the assistant lives in a tab behind your work, you'll stop checking it exactly when you need it most.
Attention is the bottleneck
During a live session your main screen is already spoken for — slides, code, a call. Every answer the assistant gives competes with that. A dedicated second display puts the copilot in your peripheral vision, so a glance is enough.
The machine
The LivePair machine is a small portable build: a 16" monitor on a VESA arm, a 13" pad clamped into a printed plate, and a silent GIM6010-8 gear motor that repositions the display. An Orange Pi Pico 2W receives commands from your laptop over Wi-Fi.
The off-the-shelf parts run about $300–450 depending on what you already own. The custom mounts are STEP files you print yourself — $10 once.
What shows up on it
The agent's answers, its live uncertainty state, and session context — the stuff you'd otherwise alt-tab for. The point isn't more screen space; it's that the assistant is always where your eyes already are.