Saiga NAK conducts interviews for various events and celebrities. Recording is always necessary for these interviews. Students need to record their classes and ideas, and professionals need to record meetings, on-site conversations, presentations, and all sorts of other situations! This time, we will visit the PLAUD AI New Product Experience Roundtable and check out the " PLAUD NotePin " first hand.
Nicebuild LLC, the world's first AI voice recorder with ChatGPT-4o
AI ", a unified brand of AI-related services developed by "Nicebuild LLC", which was established in the U.S. in November 2021. NOTE " in Japan through Makuake.
PLAUD NOTE" is the world's first AI voice recorder connected to ChatGPT-4o. Its stylish ultra-thin design (2.99mm) has attracted much attention, and its MagSafe compatibility allows users to record smartphone calls using the principle of bone conduction.
The fact that more than 250,000 users worldwide will be using the product by September 2024, with sales of more than 5 billion yen, shows the level of attention it has attracted.
PLAUD NotePin," an AI-based system for taking meeting minutes
AI" has announced a new product! The name is "PLAUD NotePin".
This product is a compact voice recorder measuring 51mm (H) x 21mm (W) x 11mm (D) andweighing only 25g, and is called a "next-generation wearable AI memory capsule. It is available in three color variations: gray, silver, and purple.
At the new product launch, Mr. Watson Zhang demonstrated the PLAUD NotePin. Mr. Zhang will record his explanation of the product and demonstrate its capabilities.
Many people imagine a voice recorder to look like a remote control, but the PLAUD NotePin is a " next-generation wearable AI memory capsule. It can be used in four different styles!
It can be attached to the collar of clothing with a pin, of course, but it can also be attached with magnets for even greater flexibility.
The included accessories can also be used as a wristband or neck strap! It can be used according to the occasion and style. The neck strap can be worn as a fashion accessory for everyday use.
Automatic summary and mind map generation with the power of AI
So far we have focused only on the design of PLAUD NotePin, but the performance is also perfect! The 270mAh battery capacity is good for 40 days of standby and 20 hours of continuous recording. The AI functions include transcription, summarization, and mind-map generation of recorded data in conjunction with OpenAI's GPT-4o and Anthropic's Claude 3.5 Sonnet.
Recordings can be uploaded to the cloud via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi using a smartphone! Automatic generation (transcription) and summarization begins by selecting the language and language model. As a rough guide, it takes approximately 5 minutes to complete processing of 1 hour of audio data. Since this is an exchange with the cloud, of course, it depends on the communication environment.
The summary is completed in no time! The transcription and the summary text based on it can be checked from the application or a web browser.
This could save writers a lot of time...?
Mind maps, an effective means of visualizing meetings and idea generation, are also automatically generated. These audio, summaries, mind maps, and transcriptions can be shared via links, and file export is also supported.
AI functionality can be further enhanced with a paid plan subscription.
The Starter Plan, included with the purchase of the product, includes...
- 300 minutes of transcription per month
- 9+ standard templates
- AI analysis of summaries
- Automatic summarization
- Mind map generation
- Speaker identification
- Unlimited cloud synchronous storage
- Audio import
- Audio trimming
- Export & link sharing
AI functions are available. At this point, it's pretty powerful, but if you subscribe to the Pro Plan for 1,980 yen/month or 12,000 yen/year...
- 1,200 minutes of transcription per month
- 20+ professional templates
- Custom templates
...and more. When summarizing, you can choose from pre-defined templates such as... "call notes", "consulting", "reports", "seminars", "business meetings", "SOAP (a recording method specialized for the medical nursing field)"", and so on. The company offers a choice of templates, such as "SOAP", "Consulting", "Report", "Seminar", "Business Meeting", "SOAP (a recording method specific to the medical nursing field) "for more precise effects. If you subscribe to the professional plan, a further option is to create your own templates! You can tell the AI what you want to summarize by specifying the content of the recorded audio, background, keywords, number of participants, summarization methods and restrictions, and so on.
For example, "make it easy for elementary school students to understand," "add explanations for technical terms," "limit the summary to 1,000 characters," and so on!
Exhibited and sold at Softbank stores, b8ta, and other locations
Nicebuild LLC's new wearable AI memory capsule "PLAUD NotePin" has been available for pre-order on the official PLAUD AI sales website since October 23, 2024 (Wednesday). The price is 28,600 yen (including tax). A 6,500 yen accessory kit is included as a special offer for pre-orders now, and additional coupons can be obtained by adding friends on LINE.
The official release is scheduled for early December 2024, and will be on display and for sale at SoftBank 's directly managed SoftBank Ginza stores.
In addition! The product will also be on display at Tsutaya Home Appliances+ in Setagaya-ku, Tokyo andb8ta Tokyo - Yurakucho in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. Follow PLAUD Japan official X (@PLAUD_Japan ) to catch the latest information.
| Product Overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | PLAUD NotePin |
| Suggested Retail Price | 28,600 yen (including tax) |
| Pre-order start | October 23, 2024 (Wednesday) |
| Official release date | Scheduled for early December 2024 (PLAUD AI official sales site ) |
| Linked LLM (Large-scale language model) | OpenAI: GPT-4o, Anthropic: Claude 3.5 Sonnet |
| Size | 51mm (H) x 21mm (W) x 11mm (D) |
| Weight | 25g (main unit only) |
| Microphone | 2MEMS microphone |
| Battery capacity | 270mAh |
| Storage | 64GB |
| Contents | NotePin device, magnetic pin, clip, neck strap, wrist band, charging dock, USB-C charging cable, quick start guide |
| Colors | Gray, silver, purple |