Fanxis: Live Captions

Fanxis turns speech into text as you talk, on a screen made to be shared. One person speaks toward the phone. The other reads from the opposite side of the table. With a two-finger swipe, the transcript turns around so it reads the right way up for them — no one has to pick up the phone or hand it over. LIVE TRANSCRIPTION Words appear while you speak, not after you finish. The text keeps up with the conversation and scrolls along with it, but stops following the moment you scroll back to re-read something. MADE FOR TWO PEOPLE • Swipe up with two fingers to flip the text for someone facing you. • Swipe down with two fingers to turn it back. • One finger still scrolls normally, so the gesture never gets in the way. USEFUL WHEN LISTENING IS HARD Fanxis can help in a loud café, at a counter, in a meeting, or when talking with someone who is deaf or hard of hearing. Put the phone on the…