Plaud Note is a sleek card-sized recorder with dual microphones, a vibration conduction sensor, and powerful AI transcription features via its companion app. It’s perfect for journalists, students, and professionals who need reliable notes every time.

• Size: 85.6 × 54.1 × 2.99 mm, Weight 30 g
• Battery: 400 mAh (~30 hours recording)
• Storage: 64 GB (≈480 hours)
• AI: 112 languages, auto summaries & action points

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Notepin is a smaller, affordable recorder that attaches like a badge and connects to an app for live transcription. While not as premium as Plaud Note, it offers a cheaper entry point into AI-powered note-taking.

• Lightweight wearable clip design
• App-based transcription
• Good for casual users & students

Timekettle WT2 Edge doubles as a translator and recorder, making it ideal for travellers and multilingual professionals. Its AI handles real-time translation and note transcription across dozens of languages.

• Dual-use: translator + recorder
• Supports 40+ languages
• Wearable earbuds for discreet use

If you’d rather skip extra hardware, Otter.ai Premium is still one of the best AI transcription apps. It runs on your phone or desktop, records meetings in real-time, and syncs to the cloud. The downside? Subscriptions add up, and accuracy may dip in noisy environments.

• Cross-platform (iOS, Android, Web)
• Live captions & collaborative editing
• Subscription required for advanced features