https://grainworks.tech/tags/proto/Recent content in Proto on grainworksHugoen-USTue, 16 Jun 2026 18:00:00 -0400https://grainworks.tech/projects/pocket-recorder/Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:00:00 -0400https://grainworks.tech/projects/pocket-recorder/<p><strong>Status: Design written. Path A (dev board + modules) costs ~$25 and takes one evening to wire.</strong></p> <p>A functional prototype of a minimalist voice recorder — one slider switch, no screen, no case, no battery. Set it on a table during a meeting, slide to record, slide off when done. Audio syncs over WiFi to Hermes Agent for transcription, classification, and routing.</p> <p>This is v0.5 — the <em>working hardware proto</em> phase. Everything extraneous has been cut: enclosures, seals, batteries, gesture detection, graceful power-loss protection, BLE, OTA. Just the bare minimum that records audio and syncs it.</p>