Show HN: Subvocal – Talk to your computer without making noise

Re:Show HN: Subvocal – Talk to your computer without making ... by fowlie on Monday November 02, 2026 @12:33PM (#50340372)

Talk about over engineering a problem! If typing speed is an issue guess what, humans can train themselves to type really fast on a keyboard.

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Re:Show HN: Subvocal – Talk to your computer without making ... by waltbosz on Monday November 02, 2026 @12:49PM (#50340653)

I think the problem to solve here is repetitive stress injury caused by typing

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Re:Show HN: Subvocal – Talk to your computer without making ... by bronxpockfabz on Monday November 02, 2026 @12:50PM (#50340677)

In this case, I think the problem to solve is ergonomic issues with the keyboards used for typing

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Re:Show HN: Subvocal – Talk to your computer without making ... by rootusrootus on Monday November 02, 2026 @12:56PM (#50340756)

They are claiming 200+ wpm on a prototype. Half that speed would put you in the top tier of typists, and the number of people that get anywhere close to 200 is vanishingly small.

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Re:Show HN: Subvocal – Talk to your computer without making ... by hk__2 on Monday November 02, 2026 @01:05PM (#50340909)

It depends on what you’re typing. If you’re coding, it’s probably faster to type `{}[]();|` or 2,450,712 than to say it.

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Re:Show HN: Subvocal – Talk to your computer without making ... by assumed_throwaw on Monday November 02, 2026 @01:34PM (#50341376)

I have some news for you about typing code by hand...

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Re:Show HN: Subvocal – Talk to your computer without making ... by stubish on Monday November 02, 2026 @07:59PM (#50346588)

I can't type while simultaneously using another control like a mouse, joystick, tablet. I guess I could overengineer the problem by growing more arms. And even that doesn't solve the problem of mouse pointers having to constantly jump between UI elements and a canvas because they can only be in one place at a time.

I look forward to your typing speed tutorials for arthritis sufferers.

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