"Unlike many of its older rivals which are building for a wide range of use cases, Taya's focus is on ensuring that the device only captures the user's voice. During onboarding, the app asks you to record a voice snippet, which it uses during recording to prioritize the user's voice and minimize everything else. The company said it is experimenting using directional mics to help with this."
"There's been a bit of controversy around that latter aspect, as people understandably don't want to be recorded by someone without consent. A startup called Taya by former Apple design engineer Elena Wagenmans is trying to address these privacy concerns with a device that records only the user's voice. As a bonus, the device masquerades as jewelry: it's designed to be worn as a nifty pendant."
"Retailing for $89, the Taya Necklace features a button that you can tap to start and stop recording; the mic is off by default. The startup also ships an accompanying iOS app that saves your notes and lets you ask questions about them through an AI-based chat feature."
Voice-to-text technology has made transcription and note-taking a leading use case for wearable devices. While startups like Plaud, Pocket, Friend, and Omi explore various form factors for recording meetings and daily interactions, privacy concerns have emerged around non-consensual recording. Taya, founded by former Apple design engineer Elena Wagenmans, tackles this issue with a pendant-style device that records exclusively the wearer's voice. The $89 Taya Necklace features a manual on/off button and uses voice recognition technology to prioritize the user's voice while minimizing background audio. An accompanying iOS app stores notes and enables AI-powered chat queries. The company recently secured $5 million in seed funding led by MaC Venture Capital and Female Founders Fund.
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