Automatic notes from online meetings changed how we work. Devices like the Plaud Pin bring that to real-world conversations.
The idea
The Plaud Pin is small, well built, and after a month of use, incredibly reliable. Unlike always-on devices such as Compass AI, which records everything and carries a real creepy factor, the Plaud Pin only records when you press its button.
My favorite surprise use case is brainstorming alone. I do an unstructured brain dump as ideas come, then use a large language model to turn the raw transcript into organized, logical notes. It’s like a personal scribe that helps me make sense of my own thinking.
Why it matters
- Explicit recording builds trust. A physical button keeps it on the right side of the creepy line.
- Capture plus AI is powerful. Raw transcripts become structured notes in minutes.
- Real-world meetings deserve notes too. Not just the ones on video calls.
A personal scribe
Recording conversations in real life isn’t for everyone, but used intentionally, it’s a remarkably useful thinking tool.
Would you use a device like this, or is it too much?
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Read the full transcript
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Hey, Its Matt. And we all know how convenient it is to get automatic notes from online meetings. And it’s changed the way we take notes and how we work.
But what about our everyday conversations in the physical world? Well, devices like the Plaud Pin are stepping in.
With Plaud Pin, you can now capture real-life conversations. It’s small, convenient, and the physical device and its app ecosystem are really well built. I’ve been using it for about 1 month and so far have been incredibly reliable.
If you’ve followed me, you might remember me sharing my experience with Compass AI—a personal AI device that records everything all day long. And while recording everything in life introduces new proactive AI possibilities, it definitely has a ‘creepy factor’ and isn’t for everyone. But the Plaud Pin is different. In that it only records when you explicitly press the physical button to turn it on, and you can turn it off just as easily. So, the Plaud Pin is super effective captureing conversations, or notes, without crossing that ‘creepy’ line.
And I want to share the most surprising use case? Brainstorming by myself. I can talk to this device an do a brain dump in an unstructured manner, as ideas come to conscious mind…and later, I can access not just the raw text transcript but I can also use a Large Lanaguage Model to curate my unstructured transcript into an organized, logical, and flowing set of notes. It’s like having a personal scribe that helps me make sense of my thoughts.
So, what do you think about recording conversations in real life using a device like Plaud Pin? Or using the device to brainstorm on an idea and get organized output on your collective thoughts? Is this something you’d use, or is it just too much? Let me know—I’m all ears! And no, I’m not recording this!
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