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Re:Show HN: Subvocal – Talk to your computer without making ... by mrtesthah on Monday November 02, 2026 @01:12PM (#50341024)
Apple recently a purchased a company with seemingly equivalent technical capabilities:

https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/apple-qai-ac...

Hope you guys are well-positioned patent-wise.

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Re:Show HN: Subvocal – Talk to your computer without making ... by aarushyadav on Monday November 02, 2026 @01:39PM (#50341460)
Yup, Q.ai is different tech and we have our IP :)

They use speckle patterns of a laser shone onto the skin, which is sensitive down to tens of nanometers. Pretty cool tech

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