However, its expensive, and cant link up with Teams, Zoom, or the like.
Yes, its an AI-powered dictaphone, but still a dictaphone.
Its pretty unique andverygood at what it does.
An overview of the Plaud app capabilities, including template summaries available on the free tier, the home page, and the Unlimited-only Industry Glossary.
The Plaud NotePin only excels with the cellphone app Plaud.
However, its not all perfect.
Even so, for certain professionals, I think the NotePin is worth the cost.
Ill discuss everything in this Plaud NotePin review.
However, the $169 base price might not be the full cost.
With Unlimited, you get access to an industry glossary that uses role-specific jargon in transcriptions.
I can imagine this would be very useful for those in technical professions like medicine and engineering.
Its a tiny pill-shaped gear, at just 2 inches tall and 0.8 inches deep.
It weighs literally half an ounce the same as my lip balm.
The NotePin is such an inconspicuous equipment and comes with four ways to wear to ensure maximum convenience.
Be careful not to lose this it issuperslim and very losable.
In terms of controls, there are very few.
The NotePin is a buttonless unit, so to start recording you simply hold down the middle section.
It vibrates and alerts you of its recording, and then vibrates to stop recording.
I ended up just stopping it from my phone.
Actually, in theory, the only thing you need is the Plaud app but more on that later.
In terms of design, everythings pretty perfect.
However, its not all sunshine and rainbows, as Ill get into in the section below.
An overview of the Plaud app capabilities, including template summaries available on the free tier, the home page, and the Unlimited-only Industry Glossary.
Currently, the NotePin doesnt link directly to Google Workspace, Zoom, or Teams.
It only works with Zapier, which is a third-party automation tool.
At the end of the day, the best features on the Plaud NotePin are its AI features.
One of my favorite aspects of Unlimited was creating my own summary prompts.
I put the NotePin to the test with a series of challenges.
Here, I asked the Plaud app to generate a summary entirely in alphabetical order.
A few lines attributed to me were uttered by my colleague Ashley.
Im writing a fantasy novel with unusual character names in my free time.
I asked the NotePin to transcribe the plan in bullet points, with distinct sections for each plotline.
(Think Lord of the Rings level of goofy.)
However, Plaud did offer me some writing advice, which I will share.
While it didnt necessarily teach me anything I didnt already know, I like the reminder here.
Afterwards, I wanted to test Plaud AIs ability to follow a more rigid structure.
I asked my boyfriend to tell me about all of the albums hed listened to that day.
For the transcription prompt, I wrote Separate speakers, transcribe content in full sentences.
Write good or bad after each album based on the speakers opinion.
As you could see, the transcription followed the brief perfectly.
Theres even a rating after each album discussion.
Overall, Im extremely impressed with this transcription service.
ChatGPT completely fabricated my words, and I was utterly gobsmacked.
you could see my prompt and ChatGPTs response.
I did not say any of those words it generated, which shocked me.
Gemini straight-up told me it couldnt transcribe audio files.
Considering the NotePin is so tiny, I think this is a great battery life.
Charging is easy thanks to the USB-C charging cable and the charging base.
Plaud NotePin review: Verdict
Although its not perfect, the NotePin is a great start.
Youve gotOtter AIfor that.
However, that doesnt mean the NotePin is useless in its current form.
It transcribes in-person meetings, interviews, brainstorming sessions, and even just discussions incredibly well.
I thoroughly enjoyed testing the NotePin, but it does need some work before I recommend it for everyone.
Even so, Im really impressed by the NotePins capability to transcribe information based on very specific prompts.
