Launching today
CakewordAI
Point at anything to learn its name in any language
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Point at anything to learn its name in any language
191 followers
Kids point the camera at anything — a cup, a teddy bear, a guitar — and Cakeword cuts it out into a sticker, says its name in the language they're learning, and adds it to their Word Dex. 100% on-device AI. No accounts, no ads, no data collection.
LaterAI
Congrats onn launching an interesting product! The on-device constraint probably looks to the main product decision here? Most people would've made a cloud call and gated snaps behind a paywall. What if a kid points at a mug, the model could land on cup, mug, or the wrong word in the target language. Who wins that call, and does the kid get to correct it?
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I like this observation from kids.
How does this system actually let me "point" though? Do I learn through a little popup or browsing through things I've poitned at, on the app?
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Very cool. Love on device AI work. Im curious, what was the toughest part of getting this to run on-device?
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no accounts, no ads, no data collection for a kids app is the thing that should be the default and almost never is. the fact that it runs on-device means there's no server to breach and no data to sell. that combination alone separates this from most kids education apps and it's worth leading with more prominently
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The Word Dex idea is a nice touch. It turns language learning into a little house-wide scavenger hunt instead of another flashcard app, and on-device processing feels especially important for a kids app.
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minimalist phone: reduce your screentime
I had this on my mind and am happy that finally someone made it! Especially for the youngest ones :)
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