AI hardware is reinventing the humble dictaphone

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While the jury is out on a lot of hyped AI devices, some startups have locked in on voice recording as one of the few serious use cases. These aren’t like the Humane AI Pin or the much-mocked Friend pendant—they’re gadgets with a focused, real-world use case.

I’ve been using a couple of recorders from Plaud for several months—the Plaud Note and the Plaud NotePin—and testing them against a product from a newer Japanese startup called Notta. At least for now, I’ve found that both companies’ devices offer a significant upgrade over the Pixel for working journalists.

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