PLAUD NOTE AI Voice Recorder: A revolutionary voice recorder that uses AI to transcribe and summarize. [COOL GADGETS Vol. 63]

I was amazed at how thin it was, almost like a credit card.

The device is the size of a credit card, measuring just 0.29cm thin, making it easy to carry in your wallet. Operation is simple, with only a power button and a switch to select recording (external or call).

The advent of the AI era has brought about major changes to our information gathering and creative processes, and recently, the number of products incorporating AI has been on the rise. Among these, the voice recorder “PLAUD NOTE” has become more than just a recording device; it has become an innovative and indispensable tool in my work. There are many stressful communication situations, such as long meetings, parallel discussions with counterparts who disagree, and explanations where it’s difficult to grasp the main points, but this product and service can smartly summarize even “incoherent and scattered talk.”

It’s also a good idea to record your ideas as they come to you. If you record your ideas as they come to you, you can organize them later. It’s okay if the terminology and core ideas change each time you speak. The ability to organize such vague and disparate information is an area where modern AI excels.

You can also record iPhone calls.

The greatest features of PLAUD NOTE are its highly accurate speech recognition and automatic summarization functions. It uses Whisper, a speech recognition AI provided by Open AI, known for ChatGPT, and boasts high recognition accuracy in 59 languages. Recorded audio is transferred to a smartphone and converted into text, which is then summarized by the AI. It can also automatically create summaries, as well as summarizing various patterns, such as meetings, discussions, or summaries of voice memos (currently, it can transcribe foreign languages, but does not support converting summaries into Japanese).

By recording long meetings or lectures with this voice recorder, users no longer have to listen to the entire thing again, and they don’t even have to read the entire transcript to understand it. This is because they can instantly grasp the main points. Instead of being burdened by such tedious tasks, users can focus on grasping the conclusions, stories, and main points of the meeting or lecture, and refining their own ideas.

AI automatically transcribes

The recorded data is transcribed chronologically, and ChatGPT summarizes the contents of meetings and conversations. Once you use it, you won't be able to imagine any other option than an AI voice recorder. — The recorded data is transcribed chronologically, and ChatGPT summarizes the contents of meetings and conversations. Once you use it, you won’t be able to imagine any other option than an AI voice recorder.

PLAUD NOTE doesn’t just transcribe speech; it also uses speaker separation and automatic keyword extraction to aid in searches, and uses AI to analyze how topics branch and compile the results into a mind map. While it’s weak at recognizing proper nouns, if you were actually present at the meeting or lecture, or are simply taking notes of your own thoughts, some recognition errors are acceptable, as they are within the realm of easily inferred mistakes.

Furthermore, depending on how well you use it, it can also be a creative tool. For example, as mentioned above, this product has a function that compiles recorded fragmented ideas into information related to a single theme. Using this, you can structure disorganized fragmented ideas into a mind map, which can help you turn the ideas scattered in your head into new ideas or the framework of a story.

It’s also very easy to connect to your iPhone

It works very smoothly with the iPhone via Bluetooth. Recorded data can be transcribed and summarized using a dedicated app. It is also possible to record phone calls. — The connection to the iPhone is very smooth thanks to Bluetooth. Recorded data can be transcribed and summarized using a dedicated app. It is also possible to record phone calls.

However, because it uses an AI service, the monthly limit is a short 300 minutes. Once you start using it, you’ll soon want the PRO plan (annual contract for 1,000 yen per month) which gives you 1,200 minutes of usage.

REPORT/Masakazu HONDA

PHOTO/Kunihisa KOBAYASHI

MAGAZINE/ GENROQ December 2024 issue

PRICE

27,500 yen

evaluation

It’s great that it’s constantly being updated and improved. It’s soon going to be possible to ask questions about the recordings and get answers. Another great feature is the revolutionary ability to easily record calls on your iPhone.

Cost performance: 4

Functionality: 5

Practicality: 5

Battery: 5

Portability: 5

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