Plaud, the corporate behind an AI wearable that really works, is launching an upgraded model of its credit score card-sized note-taking machine. Identical to its Plaud Observe predecessor, the Plaud Observe Professional makes use of AI to document, transcribe, and summarize your conversations, however it now comes with two extra microphones that permit it to select up audio inside a 16.4-foot space, together with a 1-inch show that exhibits battery degree, recording standing, and the present recording mode.
The Plaud Observe Professional mechanically switches between recording calls and in-person conferences, eliminating the necessity for the bodily toggle on the original Plaud Note launched in 2023. There’s additionally a brand new “endurance” battery mode that extends the Plaud Observe Professional’s 30 hours of recording to 50 hours, in change for a decrease 9.8-foot audio pickup vary that comes with the bottom Observe. You possibly can view the AI-generated recordings, transcriptions, and summaries within the accompanying Plaud app.
The Plaud Observe Professional comes with a button that you should use for a “press-to-highlight” function as nicely, which helps you to flag essential data that you just’re listening to. The massive language fashions utilized by Plaud, together with OpenAI’s GPT, Anthropic’s Claude, and Google’s Gemini, can then generate extra detailed summaries for these key factors from the Plaud app. Plaud spokesperson Alice Gordon-Purdy notes that highlighting isn’t unique to the Observe Professional, as base Observe customers can nonetheless “spotlight” particulars by the Plaud app or iOS widget.
Plaud can be updating its app in October, which is able to quickly permit Plaud Observe and Observe Professional customers to enter textual content and add photographs from their telephones. It additionally comes with a brand new “Ask Plaud” function that permits you to ask questions in regards to the data you’ve recorded or uploaded. As is the case with the first-gen Plaud Observe, the Observe Professional is MagSafe-compatible, letting you stick it to the again of your cellphone with a magnetic case.
The Plaud Note Pro costs $179 and is available for preorder now earlier than it begins transport in October. It comes with as much as 300 transcription minutes per 30 days by default, however you may improve to a $99.99 / yr subscription for 1,200 minutes and precedence entry to new options, or a $239.99 / yr plan for limitless transcription minutes.