Stop Wasting Time in Meetings with This Tool

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

Anyone spot that I didn't have the device in 'phone mode' whilst I am on the phone? Oh good....just me then! 😆

[@rickyfigs]

I definitely noticed 😂

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

@@rickyfigs 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@OnPointAccounting]

I stumbled across this device a while ago and was intrigued but forgot about it when I saw it wasn’t ready yet but this video just sold it to me. New subscriber and loving your content!

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

Hey Johann that’s super kind, thank you. Welcome on board!

[@ItsDavidMorris]

I've had mine for a week now, and as an IT project manager who works with subject matter experts, it has been a godsend. However, there's a significant oversight concerning extracting information from the app to share it via email, especially when providing meeting minutes. Currently, you have to send yourself a cloud link and manually copy the information from the webpage it directs you to. If you try sharing the text file directly, it's cluttered with hashtags and asterisks, which are time-consuming to remove and reformat. I'm looking forward to updates that make it far more user friendly when taking the data from the app.

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

Glad you're enjoying it! And yep, that app/interface needs work. The formatting is all over the place when copying meeting notes into other apps.

[@ItsDavidMorris]

@@ThatMarkGilroy It would be fantastic if, in the future, there was an option to connect it to a laptop and use a splash screen similar to the app. Don't get me wrong, though-the time spent reformatting the text is minimal compared to the time it would take to write the detailed notes it produces. I would definitely still recommend it, without a doubt.

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

​@@ItsDavidMorris Hi David - I checked this out with the Plaud team. They recently released an update which lets you access your recordings and files/summaries via their website. app.plaud.ai/. Additionally, they offer a link to purchase a large add-on package of 6000 minutes, which can be activated with a code. Once your monthly 600 minutes are used up, the add-on package time will be deducted. Here is the purchase link: www.plaud.ai/products/plaud-ai-memberships-transcription-quota-6000mins.

[@ItsDavidMorris]

@@ThatMarkGilroy Oh amazing, thanks for the link, that'll be loads better than using my phone all the time 🙌🏼

[@StephenDuquette64]

Thanks for a great overview!! Purchased the de ice and looking forward to utilizing the full features !!

[@garybpt]

You've sold it, I'm putting an order in this evening.

[@MutazAnani]

This excellent review influenced my decision to purchase it. Thanks,

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

Thanks buddy. Enjoy! It’s had a lot of great improvements since I made this review (see my recent EDC video for a little more on this)!

[@patnewson6908]

I would only want one to do journal recording, including phone calls. Am I better off to stick to iPhone voice memos?

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

If you’ve got the iPhone 15 Pro or 16 (standard or Pro) you’ll be able to use Apple Intelligence to do all this (including call summaries/recording).

[@DinaT6937]

Mine just came today and using your video to help set it up.

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

Enjoy!

[@PizziFilms]

Hi Mark. Great review! I've really been on the fence about getting one of these. I think I would be immensely beneficial with the amount of meetings I have and the ADHD that prohibits me from being able to obtain all the info. My question is while you mentioned to obviously ASK people if you can record, as far as the audio recordings being STORED securely, would that pose any issues as far as it being leaked or anything? IF I were to take the recordings off or delete them, are they additionally stored elsewhere?

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

@@PizziFilms Great question. I’m reviewing their new device (a pin) this week and I’m going to talk in depth about this as part of the review. In short though- the recordings are being stored securely in so far as you trust cloud storage. There’s a comprehensive privacy section on their website that says where and how they store. If you’re worried about it you can delete them permanently and they will not be stored elsewhere in compliance with GDPR.

[@isaatalay5320]

how about other languages usage scenario? İs this deviice supports Turkish ? for example ?

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

Yes it supports Turkish. More at plaud.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/9401087135503-How-many-languages-does-PLAUD-support

[@rico1217]

I was all set to buy it until I noticed that it's no longer offering a 12-month subscription with purchase. You may want to update this video

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

Argh that's annoying. They must have run it as a bonus for pre-release backers on the Indiegogo campaign. Sorry about that Rico - I'll update the description.

[@recceletsgo]

In a meeting can it distinguish who is talking and label the transcription as 'Person 1 said this' and Person 2 said that', etc.??

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

Not when I made this review, but it can now. Before you run the transcript it’ll ask you if you want to seperate speakers and then once it’s finished it’ll ask you to name them. These names then carry through to any summaries you produce. Nice.

[@patnewson6908]

What about the Plaud Notepin in comparison?

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

Going to be testing it soon.

[@janscott9151]

How very clever. Thankfully (and I mean this) I rarely have meetings but if I did this would just be sweet. And you have to love that hardware. I was also delighted you mentioned the whole GDPR aspect etc. Sneakily recording people is just not on. When I was doing my Open Uni degree this would have been just epic on tutorials. Not sure it would be that affordable though for a student. But a lovely bit of kit.

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

Yep, I used to have to do a lot of business with German firms who are probably the most sensitive to deal with in terms of data security. It’s still hard wired into me to look into this whenever I come across a product like this!

[@hcxpl1]

I am in uni and I do think it could be very useful, but,as you said, not necessarily very affordable. But since you mentioned the GDPR aspect of it, I wonder how that goes for college lectures and stuff; I mean, during lockdown, most teachers would record classes but there were those who decidedly did not bc they wanted people to be present, so...

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

@@hcxpl1 Yep. It's an interesting dilemma. I think in uni lectures in particular the mind mapping feature would really come into its own. It also makes me wonder where teachers draw the line in terms of a class full of students typing almost every word they say vs just recording it and having it verbatim to review and revise later. They have to protect their teaching material but similarly its important to adapt to these new technologies.

[@BobSussan]

Great device. The largest problem i have is that meeting recordings seem to be capped at 1 hour maximum! How do you add the segments together and still use the plaud transcript and AI. Recently had a 2hr 20min meeting and it was broken into three files.

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

Yes, I’ve just recently started bumping up against this. I ended taking the transcripts of all, throwing them into ChatGPT myself and getting it to summarise using the same format. Bit of a workaround but hopefully the cap will be lifted.

[@BobSussan]

I have written to support and waiting for a reply! @@ThatMarkGilroy

[@MLCJax]

I asked support and they replied with a change to 5 hours. @@ThatMarkGilroy

[@ryancarr8786]

Plaud Note. Can't wait to get mine!

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

Some good Black Friday deals out there!

[@mmemdozacl]

Hi Mark, I frequently use Google Meet for my meetings. Would this be the best option for that use case? My concern is that it seems I’d need to connect both my phone and PC to Google Meet at the same time. How do you think this setup would work for my needs? Thanks for your insights!

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

OK. There’s now two ways you could use this: 1) Record the audio from your meetings using the built in Google recording and upload the audio file to the plaud web app. It’ll then summarise and transcribe whatever you want. 2) Setup the note next to your computer speaker. The downside of this method is you can’t use a headset to listen to the other people on the call- the device needs to be able to hear everything said in the room.

[@lets_marry]

Hi Mark ... Such a fantastic, authentic review with so much clearly explained. I'm curious ... What's the approximate maximum distance (with line of sight) allowable between Plaud and your iPhone whilst a meeting is being recorded? Cheers (also), Mark

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

Thanks Mark. It actually doesn’t matter on the minimum distance when recording. As long as you have the Plaud Note with you and within range of the speakers you’ll be fine (you can adjust sensitivity in the app). You only need your iPhone next to the Note when you’re transferring audio for transcribing/summarising. Does that make sense?

[@lets_marry]

@@ThatMarkGilroy Yes, totally. I've just received a new Plaud in recent days and am still in the "play with the new toy" mode to understand its impressive intricacies. Thanks for your very prompt reply!!! Cheers, Mark😄

[@stevekellner2359]

Would it be helpful for a college student in a lecture hall setting?

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

Yes - you can dial the gain up so the recorder doesn’t need to be right next to the speaker. And there’s a specific summary template for lectures/classes.

[@GabrielAvramescu]

Can you use directly the mobile app to record if you run out of battery on the device itself or for any other reason?

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

They’ve just released a feature that enables the transcribing and summary on any audio file, so yep.

[@coolgravitas]

1. After the first year does one need the ChatGPT paid version or can one use it with my existing free one? 2. How clear is the cellphone recording can you do a demo showing both sides of a conversation for the one on the website isnt clear? 3. If one doesnt want to take Plaud subscription and use ones existing corporate chatGPT account for transcription is that possible after the 1st year? 4. What languages does it support? Does it support the Indian language Hindi and Kannada?

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

I'll try to help with these. 1) You don't need a ChatGPT account to use this at all. 2) It's very clear - slightly clearer than just using the standard recording mode and you can hear both sides of the conversation in good clarity. 3) You'd have to ask the company this as I don't know what restrictions will be in place after year 1. Right now you can export the transcription and feed it into ChatGPT if you want to generate summaries in that way. 4) Yes to both of those. It supports a total of 57 languages: English, French, Japanese, Korean, German, Spanish, Chinese, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Arabic, Russian, Persian, Cantonese, Greek, Polish, Hindi, Turkish, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Hungarian, Czech, Hebrew, Slovak, Lithuanian, Latvian, Slovenian, Estonian, Gujarati, Bengali, Ukrainian, Romanian, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Punjabi, Serbian, Macedonian, Croatian, Albanian, Bulgarian, Icelandic, Thai, Malayalam, Tamil, Malay, Swahili, Maori, Welsh, Kannada, Marathi, Nepali, Galician, and Afrikaans.

[@coolgravitas]

@@ThatMarkGilroy thanks a lot. Pls post a video of a call recording on it showing both sides

[@adamaxten3028]

But does it have Speaker Identification?

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

It does now. Just got rolled out in a software update.

[@palmpact1890]

How do you turn off the red light when recording?

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

@@palmpact1890 The app has been updated since I made this review - it will remain on at all times to safeguard privacy. I gave them this suggestion so I’m happy to see it implemented.

[@MrTaserface]

such a cool idea destroyed by a subscription based service.

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

I know what you mean. I just think given the way the OpenAI API works pretty much every AI-based service is going to be a subscription from this point onwards. Can’t think of a single AI powered app that isn’t a monthly/annual sub…

[@thestigolympia55]

how do you expect the company pay for your use of an AI service the dont own? Braindead comment.

[@USMCDevilDog45]

Great video. Thank you for this. Would you be able to use it with Bluetooth? Say, can it work with phone call mode if it's using Bluetooth like Airpods? Same for virtual meetings, can it work with Zoom if the Zoom call is on Bluetooth? Or does this only work with speaker mode?

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

I didn’t explain this brilliantly in the video but the phone mode uses vibration conduction from the phone to read the caller’s words. So when using your phone old school with your device up to your head, it does a brilliant job of hearing the call and separating speakers. In a Zoom/Teams setup I just leave everything on speaker and put the Plaud next to my laptop. The only use case that I can find that this doesn’t work for is if your call/meeting needs to be heard via AirPods or Bluetooth headset. But that might change with a software update (not sure how though).

[@USMCDevilDog45]

@@ThatMarkGilroy thanks! Due to work I do a lot of zoom calls that are on Bluetooth because I can’t speaker phone it:/ Too bad. This product seems really great.

[@gregobrien6165]

Outstanding review.

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

Thanks Greg. If you check my community wall I put out an update - there’s a nice software/firmware update that they’ve just rolled out.

[@phamjack8480]

For phone call mode, do we need to turn on speaker to make it able to record the other side's voice ? Im curious how it get the voice input of the other side?

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

No you don’t have to have it in speaker mode. When you have the recorder in phone mode, it uses vibrations from the phone to record - very covert. ☺️

[@phamjack8480]

@@ThatMarkGilroy great, is it possible to share some sample of phone & note audio recordings ? Just wanna know how the audio quality is .

[@rkverma2006]

Excellent review - do you share also with clients that their transcriptions may be shared with public ChatGPT?

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

Absolutely.

[@dukeadams]

I am interested in this product to use during work. I am a freelance podcast producer and if I could have this in the room while recording, and instantly have show notes and summaries to offer clients, that would be awesome.

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

I’ve used it for exactly this - the summaries aren’t calibrated for show notes but I just put the transcript into ChatGPT and it makes them for me.

[@dukeadams]

@@ThatMarkGilroy have you used the app Wave that is doing something very similar using just a phone? I'm intrigued in that, but the yearly subscription is a lot and I'm not sure it'll be worth it.

[@albertcullellcano480]

Hi Mark, does it connect to a microphone? I’m thinking when you interview people and put a micro on the table.

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

As in you’re both in the same room? It doesn’t connect to a microphone as it is one. If you’re in the same room just pop this on table between you and it’ll pick up all speakers.

[@dannydiaz2]

Plaud note: By purchasing the subscription for a year, does that also allow me "paid" access to ChatGPT? Is there a limit in total time paper meeting, eg. 4 hour long meeting?

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

Hey Danny. No - the subscription doesn't give you access to the Pro version of ChatGPT, just the transcription/summarising features of the app. There was initially a time limit per meeting, but that's recently been unlocked with an upgrade and you can now record up to 5 hours without any breaks in the recording. Pretty impressive.

[@lyndabarriefood]

Played Note. Great review.

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

Thanks Lynda. I’ll be reviewing the new Note Pin soon.

[@carolzeneberg9944]

Plaud Note

[@DeezSpoiledEggz]

Ordered mines today

[@piotrwoowicz5444]

Hi, is there any desktop app to work with notes on a computer?

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

Not yet. That’s why I’ve been sharing direct to Notion to edit/store there. If you share via email/text it creates a temporary weblink to a summary/mindmap/transcript that will allow you to do what you want with it.

[@piotrwoowicz5444]

@@ThatMarkGilroy thx a lot!

[@BobSussan]

So you are sharing the audio file from PLAUD to notion and you have summary/mindmap/transcript available? Trying to get around the 1hr time limit on recordings@@ThatMarkGilroy

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

@@BobSussan I’m taking the full transcripts from the individual plaud 60mins, throwing them all into ChatGPT and prompting it to produce a meeting summary with highlighted points and isolated actions.

[@EmmetMcLaughlin-y3q]

Plaud Note, pricing up to Euro 149 now, am i too late for the sale price ?

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

Hi Emmet - I'm afraid so, the pre-order only ran up to 18 January.

[@EmmetMcLaughlin-y3q]

@@ThatMarkGilroy no worries, thank you for the reply.

[@GCD8]

does the data go to China?

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

They use Google Cloud for a lot of their storage, and of course OpenAI handles the AI requests/output via API. But the rest...not that clear. If you have specific privacy concerns it's worth contacting them direct as I couldn't find anything on the webpage: uk.plaud.ai/pages/privacy-policy

[@TTTbasco]

Yes, subscriptions suck. Even with the year plan, if you exceed the allotted minutes, you have to pay more.

[@stevencartier5763]

Can this record phone calls using wireless earbuds? Or do you have to have the phone up to your ear?

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

It uses vibration conduction from the phone so you’d need to have the phone to your ear.

[@RichardBallMyJourney]

Oh! This looks good 👍 just bought one! ☝️ stop doing such a good job 👍 lol another gadget rrrrrrr sshhhh love it! Thank you 🙏🏻

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

Sorry mate!!! It’s great - I’m sure you’ll enjoy using it.

[@noahkraetsch4481]

As someone who values ownership and self-hosting, I find it concerning that it's not immediately clear how the membership affects the device, what limitations exist without it, or whether the device functions without it.

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

Hi Noah. The device functions without it, you can make a recording, plug it in and download the recordings via USB. Although from what I can see the membership ties the device to the GPT plugin via the app in order to access the app-based transcription and summaries. TBH if you’re not going to activate the membership you might as well use the phone memo recording + external solution that I cover in the conclusion. More work but I can see the value in self hosting the data. Oh and you don’t need to turn on the Google cloud hosting- it’s off by default.

[@faith_888]

Thank you

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

You’re welcome!

[@mweijmar]

Why don’t just use your phone (or laptop if you’ve got one)?

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

Yep - I mention this towards the end of the video where I talk about fees and comparisons. You could do that but IMO there is more friction in the process to go from conversation - note that way compared to using this.

[@Andre-qo5ek]

one party consent !! a bane and a blessing.

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

Yep!

[@JeffBurke]

What country does Plaud originate from?

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

The IP owners are called Nicebuild LLC - based in Wyoming from what I can tell. I asked about the data storage too and apparently the google servers that are used are all located in the States. I think many of the team are in Guandong though.

[@ZanyZoomers]

Plaud note, just got it now and charging it..

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

Enjoy!

[@killasic]

People, please stop yapping about being recorded. It's 2024 and you're recorded visually and audibly all day throughout the course of a day.

[@gregobrien6165]

Plaud note, btw. Lol

[@itismeyaknow]

Colour temp of video hurts my brain

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

Thanks for the feedback. Love and hugs 🤗

[@jayman8001]

you're a physically weak human being

[@Mike-The-Tek]

Made the mistake of ordering, 2 weeks later and not dispatched yet. Be careful

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

Sorry to hear that mate. Is it likely linked to the backlog over lunar new year?

[@mikethetekvids2061]

@@ThatMarkGilroy i wish, that was 2 days ago.

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

@mikethetekvids2061 anything I can do to help? If you drop me an email via my website I can share a contact name/email with you.

[@patcarey8296]

I ordered my PLAUD on Jan. 31, 2024. I just received it yesterday, March 25, 2024, almost two months. It was frustrating interfacing with their folks, too. I want to order another one for myself, the first was for my husband, but I am afraid I won't get it until July. Please don't plan on ordering it for a gift, as I did. You might not receive it in time. Oh ...and the package was missing the magnetic ring. Any suggestions on what I can use? Thank you and the video was very informative. Appreciate it .

[@Because.OneCan]

Plaudnote#

[@lewiskelly14]

So were you paid for this?

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

Hey Lewis. Nope. Not affiliated either. I did receive the product to test ahead of launch though. FYI any paid sponsorships I always flag in my pre roll and outro.

[@jimmymc4752]

Just use your phone + chat gpt for free 🤣

[@blattimus]

There are a list of new devices including this and the AI pins where I have a hard time understanding why a smartphone app wouldn’t do the same job better.

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

The killer feature with this one is the phone recording in the same 'product' as the meeting recording. It works shockingly well. Meanwhile, I think the AI Pin is about to become the biggest flop in tech history - not a fan of 'I told you so' posts but I TOTALLY called it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bICcdaSCjcesa8U