Read what was said.
On-device transcription gives recordings a written form to return to alongside the audio.
Pendant · A personal project
From recorded conversations to useful notes.
I’m developing an independent iPhone app for working with Limitless Pendant recordings. A place to listen back, read what was said and find the points worth carrying forward.
In development iPhone
The story behind itThe idea, illustrated
A thought, carried forward.
An everyday thought
“The shelf fits, but the edges need smoothing before I paint it. I’ll pick up sandpaper tomorrow. There’s green paint in the workshop.”
A written example of a spoken note
The shorter version
A shelf for the workshop.
The shelf fits and needs its edges smoothed before painting. Sandpaper is needed; green paint is already in the workshop.
The same thought, easier to revisit
Something to carry forward
Key points
- The shelf fits; smooth the edges before painting.
- Green paint is already in the workshop.
An action
Pick up sandpaper tomorrow.
01 / The starting point
It starts with something worth remembering.
I’m interested in what happens after something has been recorded. How do you return to the useful part, rather than simply collect more audio?
My work on Pendant covers the connection to the wearable, bringing recordings into the app and playing them back. The app also supports recording through the phone’s microphone.
Wearable recordingsThe phone’s microphone
02 / From listening to reading
Your recording. Your phone.
Giving audio a written form makes it possible to return to what was said in another way. Transcription and summaries are processed locally on the phone.
Across languages.
Multilingual transcription with automatic detection of the spoken language.
Keep the substance.
Summaries, key points and actions are processed locally on the phone.
From audio to a transcript, from a transcript to something useful.
03 / Beyond the recording
The useful part comes afterwards.
A transcript is a starting point. A summary offers a shorter account; key points and actions help bring the next step into focus.
That connection is the part I’m working on: moving from capturing audio to understanding what was said and deciding what to do with it. Pendant is still in development.
In development
Interested in what I’m building?
I’d be happy to talk about the project and the ideas behind it.