AI note-taking has moved far beyond passive recording—and Plaud is betting that how humans guide AI matters just as much as what the AI hears.
This week, Plaud officially launched Plaud Note Pro in Singapore, positioning it as the world’s first AI note-taker designed for real-time human–AI alignment. The device isn’t just about capturing conversations; it’s about letting humans signal intent as the conversation unfolds—a subtle shift that could redefine how professionals work with AI.
Why Plaud Note Pro Feels Different
Plaud’s core idea is simple but powerful: conversation itself is intelligence. Meetings, calls, interviews, and brainstorming sessions are where decisions form and insights surface—yet most AI tools only interpret them after the fact.
Plaud Note Pro changes that with its standout feature: “Press to highlight.”
With a physical press during a conversation, users can instantly flag moments that matter—key decisions, ideas, or action points—so the AI understands context and priority in real time. Instead of guessing what’s important later, the system aligns directly with human judgment as events happen.
According to Plaud co-founder and CEO Nathan Xu, this marks a first in consumer AI hardware: a practical way for humans to stay in control while benefiting from large language models.
Built for Serious, Everyday Use
Under the hood, Plaud Note Pro is engineered for professionals who live in meetings:
- Studio-quality audio capture up to 5 meters away
- Four precision MEMS microphones with AI beamforming
- Ultra-thin, credit-card-sized design (just 2.99mm thick, 30g)
- Smart Dual Mode Recording, automatically switching between phone calls and meetings
- Up to 50 hours of continuous recording, enough for week-long sessions on a single charge
The result is a device that disappears into your workflow while quietly capturing everything you need—without pulling your attention away from the room.
Plaud Intelligence 3.0: The Brains Behind the Hardware
Hardware is only half the story. At the core of every Plaud device is Plaud Intelligence, now upgraded to version 3.0.
Rather than locking users into a single AI provider, Plaud dynamically routes processing across OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google’s latest LLMs, selecting the best model for each task. This ensures higher-quality transcription, summaries, and reasoning—without the user needing to manage any of it.
Key capabilities include:
- Multimodal input: audio, text, images, and highlighted moments
- Multidimensional summaries, generated from over 10,000 professional templates
- Mind maps, structured notes, and action items built automatically
- Ask Plaud, a searchable, traceable Q&A layer grounded directly in your original recordings
Importantly, every AI-generated answer can be traced back to the source audio, adding transparency and trust—two things AI tools often struggle with.
Growing Momentum in Singapore
Plaud’s Singapore launch builds on strong local adoption. Its products are already available in over 20 Challenger stores islandwide, with additional demand coming from Changi Airport’s Metapod outlets, where business travelers and professionals frequently pick them up on the move.
With the Plaud Note Pro now entering the market at S$259, the company is clearly targeting knowledge workers, founders, consultants, educators, and anyone whose work depends on high-stakes conversations.
Availability in Singapore
Plaud Note Pro is now available through:
Retailers:
- Best Denki
- Challenger
- Courts
- Harvey Norman
- Metapod
- Popular
- Parisilk
Online:
The Bigger Picture
Plaud isn’t just selling another AI gadget. It’s making a case for intent-driven AI, where humans actively guide machines instead of cleaning up after them later.
As AI continues to embed itself into professional workflows, tools like Plaud Note Pro hint at a future where alignment isn’t an abstract research goal—but a button you can press, right when it matters most.
For Singapore’s fast-paced, meeting-heavy work culture, that might be exactly the kind of AI upgrade people have been waiting for.
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