Show HN: Subvocal – Talk to your computer without making noise
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Hi HN, we're Aarush and Arnav from The Subvocal Company (YC F26) (https://subvocal.company/). We’re building smart glasses that let you talk to your computer without talking out loud. You can mouth words silently and discreetly and the glasses decode them to text at the speed of speech. Here's a video of Dave from YC trying it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QdX1eObVYI (Edit: you don't actually have to move your lips or even open your mouth for this to work! Since the RF can see inside…
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- Nov 2, 2026
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Trending history
Show HN: Subvocal – Talk to your computer without making noise was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 2, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 182 checks on 6 different days, across 3 lists (Hacker News · Front page, Hacker News · Show HN, Hacker News · Show HN · this week). Its best position was #2 of 30, reached on Nov 3, 10:37 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 8, 14:50 UTC.
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| List | Best | Days | Checks | Last seen |
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| Hacker News · Front page | #2 | 2 | 90 | |
| Hacker News · Show HN | #2 | 1 | 13 | |
| Hacker News · Show HN · this week | #2 | 4 | 79 |
From the discussion
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Just preordered -- glasses request: there's no way to say it nicely, I have a big nose. With a high bridge. Many glasses are really tough to get properly placed; may I request you not give up on the pads w/metal adjusters that you have in the product photos? Don't let a designer take them away from you, us folks not…
I think this is incredibly cool and straight out of a sci-fi novel! I think this is phenomenal for accessibility and for hands-free computing in general. I also agree with other comments that the website should have more detail on how it works, such as what you included in the post body. Amazing work guys!
If the tech is mostly in the glasses temples, I would prefer to have something that attaches to my existing glasses. I have prescription glasses and a big head, tried the Even G2 smart glasses and the available frames set just too small for me
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Is Show HN: Subvocal – Talk to your computer without making noise trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 8, 14:50 UTC, after 6 days of trending.
What is the highest rank Show HN: Subvocal – Talk to your computer without making noise reached?
#2 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 3, 10:37 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has Show HN: Subvocal – Talk to your computer without making noise been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 2, 2026 and has been on the list on 6 days (182 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
842 points and 395 comments; submitted by aarushyadav on Nov 2, 2026.