Jordan Coeyman
@acoyfellow · Founder @OptKit
This is kinda creepy & interesting at once. What kinds of professions could benefit from a tool like this? Reporters are the first thing that came to my mind.. but I guess you'd have to tap it every minute, and it's only in 1 min bites.. I'm guessing that can be adjusted or will be in the future, for that use case.
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Luiz Centenaro
@luizcent · eCommerce Consultant
@acoyfellow I don't think it's as creepy as the random guy next to you sending a snapchat to all his friends. I can see this being used in meetings, presentations, and interviews.
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Jim Carter III
@noinput · Cause Hacker
@acoyfellow while one minute seems too short I can think of some possibilities.
* you are getting acclaimed by a friend/boss or announced.
* you are getting into a disagreement with another
* your kid is rambling something awesome worth remembering
* your spouse/partner is calling you out for something clearly worth debating :)
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Jordan Coeyman
@acoyfellow · Founder @OptKit
@luizcent Fair enough. I don't mind snapchat guy, I can see what he's doing (holding up a phone at least). How do I know when kapture guy is recording our conversation?
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Luiz Centenaro
@luizcent · eCommerce Consultant
@acoyfellow I feel like in our day and age we gave up privacy if we want to stay connected. I try not to say or do anything that I don't want recorded.
I totally get where you are coming from and people should be common courtesy telling you that you are being recorded.
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Nadia Yun
@nadia_yun · The StartUP CMO: Marketing I PR I Social
@acoyfellow Provide simultaneous translation?
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Matthew Dooley
@dooleymr · Co-founder, Kapture
@acoyfellow journalists are a great example, and it's often to supplement - not necessarily replace - other tools they use. Kapture is ideal for scenarios where they're not anticipating that someone will say something worth saving. Other professions we've seen use cases from are those in the creative field - musicians, copy and screen writers, comedians and the like - plus market researchers and teachers. Oh and of course, parents with young children ;) Thanks for chiming in!
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Matthew Dooley
@dooleymr · Co-founder, Kapture
@acoyfellow @nadia_yun that's a great idea...we do offer voice to text, but haven't fully developed how it's served up to the user. Translation - e.g. integration with Duolingo or Google Translate - would be awesome.
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Matthew Dooley
@dooleymr · Co-founder, Kapture
@acoyfellow @luizcent I'm glad you went there. We always recommend just telling people what you're up to. In terms of privacy, it's always a scale of what you gain and what you're willing to give up. In the case of Kapture, our bet is that the benefits will outweigh the concerns.
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Matthew Dooley
@dooleymr · Co-founder, Kapture
@luizcent @acoyfellow Jordan, good question. From the beginning of our design process, we knew we had to make a product for the wearer and for those around him/her. It couldn't just be embedded in something already familiar - like a watch, button or glasses - because then it's spy-gear and no one wants that. Instead, it's a wristband with an iconic and noticeable look - inspired by a vintage, wide-bodied microphone - that you tap to activate. So instead of recording everything - whose life is THAT interesting anyway? ;) - you tap to save what you want and let it re-record over anything you don't. That tap motion is one way to signify 'hey, what you just said was really interesting'. And it's even better if followed up by 'do you mind if I save it?'. Beyond that, there is an LED on/off indicator and the recording is just 60 seconds and limited-range (approximately 5 feet in most environments). All in all, tough for someone trying to use it as a got-ya device. And even if they do, it's probably your buddy and you can just threaten to punch him if he posts anything ;)
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