OpenVision Engineering

OpenVision Engineering is a company founded by Akshay Narisetti that specializes in privacy-first, open-source AI hardware.
Their primary product is “Pocket,” a compact, $79 device designed to record, transcribe, and organize conversations.
Key Aspects of OpenVision Engineering and the “Pocket” Device:

• Purpose: It acts as an AI-powered “thought companion,” designed to capture, summarize, and analyze meetings or conversations for professionals.
• Hardware: The device is a small, portable unit that can magnetically attach to the back of a smartphone or function independently. It runs on ESP32-S3 hardware with Bluetooth and WebSocket support.
• Features: It provides automatic transcription, distinguishes between multiple speakers, and offers a “Conversation Map” to analyze the flow of discussions.
• Privacy & Open Source: The device prioritizes privacy, storing recordings locally and offering encryption.
• Availability: The first prototypes were developed in San Francisco, and the device is designed to be open-source, allowing for community customization. [2, 4, 5, 6] 

Note: The search results also indicate other, unrelated entities named “OpenVision,” such as a Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) method for pipe inspection and an AI vision platform for robotics/CCTV. The information above specifically refers to the AI hardware startup.