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A wearable AI note-taker you clip, pin, or wear—now with a tactile record-and-highlight button.
Pros
- True hands-free wearable form factor with versatile mounting
- Physical button and highlight feature improve usability vs original
- Large onboard storage and long recording time
Cons
- Advanced AI requires paid plan beyond 300 free minutes/mo
- Cloud-dependent processing
- Always-on recording raises social/privacy issues
✓ Where it shines / best for
- Clinicians, consultants, and field workers needing hands-free capture
- Daily journaling of conversations and ideas
- Students and professionals wanting a discreet pin recorder
✕ Not the best fit for
- Users needing phone-call recording (use Note Pro instead)
- Offline/on-device-only AI requirements
- Recording-restricted environments
Features
- ✓ Tactile record button with Press-to-Highlight to mark key moments
- ✓ Four wear styles: magnetic pin, clip, lanyard, wristband
- ✓ 64GB onboard storage; up to 20 hours continuous recording
- ✓ Dual MEMS microphones with ~9.8 ft pickup range
- ✓ AI transcription in 112 languages with speaker labels and custom vocabulary
- ✓ 10,000+ summary templates and mind maps via Plaud app
- ✓ Plaud Desktop integration for in-person + online meetings
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plaud NotePin S (device) | $179 | one-time | Complete kit: pin, clip, lanyard, wristband, charging dock, USB-C; ships with free Starter plan (300 min/mo) |
| Starter (transcription) | $0 | monthly | 300 transcription minutes/month |
| Pro (transcription) | $99.99/yr (or $17.99/mo) | annual or monthly | 1,200 minutes/month |
| Unlimited (transcription) | $239.99/yr (or $29.99/mo) | annual or monthly | Unlimited transcription minutes |
Pricing verified from the official source. Prices change often — confirm on the vendor's site before buying.
Specifications
| storage | 64GB |
| languages | 112 |
| recording | Up to 20h continuous |
| processing | Cloud (Plaud Intelligence) |
| microphones | Dual MEMS, ~9.8 ft range |
| wear_styles | Pin, clip, lanyard, wristband |
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