Show HN: Trying to make the glass tablet for writing from Passengers

Category: other

Tags: dictation, writing, voice-interface, ai-scribe, accessibility

Score: 5.7/10 (Innovation: 7, Technical: 4, Documentation: 4, Utility: 6)

Listening Computer is a web-based writing tool that aims to recreate the glass tablet from Passengers, allowing users to write via continuous dictation with gestures and contextual editing. It differs from standard dictation by keeping the microphone always on, tracking the mouse for pointing, and intelligently distinguishing between text to transcribe and commands for the AI scribe. The project is a promising proof-of-concept for a more natural, voice-first writing interface, though it currently lacks public code and detailed documentation.

Target audience: writers, journalists, students, and anyone interested in alternative text input methods

Repository: https://www.listening.computer/demo

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