ZDNET's key takeaways Plaud Note is available now on Amazon.com for $159
This device and app combo lifts your note-taking to a new level of efficiency and effectiveness
The Plaud Note device does require a paid subscription for the AI features. $159 at Amazon
In the world of voice recording apps and devices, it's mostly the same old thing: Click or tap Record, start speaking, stop speaking, and click Save. Some voice recording apps will do basic transcripts (the Pixel Recording app does an impressive job of that), allow you to share notes, alter the playback speed, and offer other (fairly basic) features.
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But there's a new device in town that wants to demonstrate how voice recordings can be so much more.
The device in question is Plaud Note.
You've probably never heard of Plaud, but they've created the best voice recorder on the market.
Plaud Note is a slim (almost credit card-size) device that allows you to record voice messages with the click of a button. When you're done recording, the file is automatically synced with the mobile app (Android, iOS), where some pretty fancy magic happens. The Plaud Note not only transcribes the recording to text but also uses AI to summarize it.
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