The super-magical Wi-Fi landline for kids. No screens, no texting, no strangers — just real conversation with Grandma, besties, and contacts you approve. Plug in, twirl that cord, and time-travel to pure voice fun.
talat - the local transcription app for meetings, dictation, and recordings
talat is the local transcription app for meetings, dictation, and recordings: an AI note-taker that captures both sides of every conversation and transcribes in real time, entirely on your own computer. Nothing you say is ever uploaded.
An exploration of Wi-Fi Aware for Bitchat (and other ad-hoc networks) - HackMD
Bitchat is an open source peer-to-peer mesh communication network started in the summer of 2025 by Jack Dorsey. It's available on iOS, Android, and MacOS. Others have explored beyond this, with a terminal client and a self-powered ESP32-based mesh relay node. In theory, Bitchat enables cross-platform peer-to-peer messaging even when there's no cellular or Wi-Fi network available. In practice, it's not proven to be reliable in an offline environment. However, I believe it could be, and it's clear that the team agrees and is actively working toward that end.
Childhood and Education #20: Phones and Screens
We have a respite, so I thought I’d tackle various thoughts on children, phones and screens.
Decentralizing My Smartphone With Single Purpose Devices
Lately, I’ve become nostalgic for the days before smartphones, when the internet was a place we went to deliberately, and not a place that lived on all of ou...
Wamellow: Next-gen of Discord Bots & Apps
Accessibility where it's needed the most: Discord Voice Chats. Social notifications to stay connected and up to date with anyone, anywhere. Simple, customizable, free, and built in public.
Beyond Chat: Bringing Models to the Canvas • Lu Wilson • GOTO 2025
Radio Hobbyists, Rejoice! Good News for LoRa & Mesh
A set of radio devices and technologies are opening the doorway to new and revolutionary forms of communication. These have the potential to break down the over-reliance on traditional network
Poke – Chat with Poke
The proactive AI assistant on Apple Messages, WhatsApp, Telegram, and more. Texts like a human, really knows you, and integrates with your life in dozens of ways.
The offline messaging apps challenging internet shutdowns
Jack Dorsey’s Bluetooth messaging app surged during India’s internet blackout — and the government’s response suggests a new tech battleground.
Introducing Convo — Hippo
Last week, I released Convo, a messaging app for feature phones (of the button variety). That has generated quite a bit of interest—and already racked up a hundred downloads within 24 hours!—so I decided to write a bit more about it here.
Road to Tonk Substrate — Tonk
We're building a living, malleable software environment that allows you to shape, own, and share your digital world without asking anyone's permission.
Voice messengers built for childhood
Karri Messenger is a data and GPS enabled screen-free device enabling communication between you and your kids, and them and their friends.
Signal Messenger: Speak Freely
Say "hello" to a different messaging experience. An unexpected focus on privacy, combined with all of the features you expect.
Stream: Private Voice Ring — Notes, Chat, Dictation
Experience Stream — the private voice ring for everything on your mind. Pre-order today
