What a joke, paying over a hundred dollars for a slab of metal with mics and processors and you still have to pay a subscription ontop for advertised features.

@Mmmmilo

3 ай бұрын

The irony being that you’re sticking a slab of metal with mics and processors… to your slab of metal with mics and processors.

@mabey8048

3 ай бұрын

@@Mmmmilo yep, I would get the appeal if it had excellent recording quality but it doesn't even sound good lol

@Matanumi

3 ай бұрын

I really hope people start rejecting this "subscription models" en masse

@bawbsmith

3 ай бұрын

@@MatanumiWith AI, there’s no way. Operating cost is directly proportional to usage. Nearly any company would go bankrupt offering a free AI service, unless you’re a juggernaut like Microsoft or Google. Even then they’re just selling your data, with these AI tools as a perfect gateway.

@poeterritory

3 ай бұрын

I would have prefered to hear just how good it was at recording calls.

Looks great, but subscription models kill great products

@TheDragonfriday

3 ай бұрын

Indeed there too many subscriptions services that is usually rarely used specific used

@bigblueocean

3 ай бұрын

Exactly. I don't mind paying for something, I just don't wish to carry on paying for that thing.

@jefffrederick258

3 ай бұрын

They really do

@qiwentan5318

3 ай бұрын

They have to pay fees to Open AI for using their API, keeping it forever free will not be sustainable as product like these certainly won't be able to convince you upgrade every year. It just sad truth for these small companies that have great product, but because they are small and have to relies on services from companies like Open AI API, Amazon AWS or Azure server

@MuitoDaora

3 ай бұрын

​@@qiwentan5318Everybody understood the reason for the subscription. But still a hindrance to the product.

I feel like 95% of all these AI gizmos will reach EOL after just about a year of being out in the market at most.

@musman9853

3 ай бұрын

a year? wow, you're optimistic

@John-du2mq

3 ай бұрын

For now until the tech gets way better. Then it will get to a point where improvement is minimal.

@quentenburnett7296

3 ай бұрын

That's what happens when companies have the Gold Rush mentality. They aren't making these things to fill a certain need, they are making them because AI is the hot buzzword for investors, just like Crypto/Web3. Or how IoT was in the early 2010s.

@duffin.caprous

3 ай бұрын

They are incredibly short term, for sure. Why would I want a device that does one thing when my phone can do so many things and do them mostly well? Why would I want to talk to a lapel pin to interact with it at all times? I don't even like speaking to my smart watch in public.

@xbxb

3 ай бұрын

I mean, they have to pay for the chatgpt right?

>Subscription into the trash it goes

@ulischmidt03

3 ай бұрын

Yup.

@Embassy_of_Jupiter

3 ай бұрын

it'll still be a few years until AI can be packed into a form factor like that at the necessary output quality

$160 😂. And a $180/yr for transcription service 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@alexlam24

3 ай бұрын

Just another product from techbros who promise their product will finally change the world.... When phones already have this feature for free

@ingusmant

3 ай бұрын

And you're limited to 10 hours a month, there goes the pro market

All these AI pin products seem like a solution looking for a problem, except there's other solutions out there that don't cost an arm and a leg

@Reckless-mindfulness

3 ай бұрын

and other solutions that give your better results with better UI. i.e. Phones.

@Matanumi

3 ай бұрын

Yeah phones can be modded to do these things 9 times out of 10 We are going backwards with tech it seems

@bawbsmith

3 ай бұрын

​@@Matanumi Not "we", just a handful of startups that are rushing poorly thought out products in order to cash in on the AI hype.

Why is it not just an app???

@PierlucF

3 ай бұрын

Because if it was an app, they would just blend in with thousands of other apps and most people would not care. A physical product with a cool design is a way to catch people’s attention

@giowawa5035

3 ай бұрын

There is already a recording app in your phone 😂

@ulischmidt03

3 ай бұрын

Because if it was an app, they couldn't charge 160 for a lump of metal to coerse people to pay 180 a year to use the product that they just purchased, instead most people who would be interested in this app would download it, realize it's another subscription service and then uninstall the app.

@Matanumi

3 ай бұрын

So they can get VC funding. same reasons for the rabbit being harswae

@ninjatogo

3 ай бұрын

I think it could be a nice gadget that works better than an app if the mic quality was noticeably better than the average phone. I have used my phone to try to record meetings but found that most phones aren't that great for picking up voices from afar. This product however doesn't sound all that great

Those simple ferrous (not magnetic, they're just metal) rings suck if you want to continue using Qi. At best, they'll make a Qi charger shut down due to foreign object detection. At worst, they get extremely hot and present a burn or even fire hazard. I really appreciate that you dug into the company's terms of service and privacy policy. I feel that these have been glossed over far too much with almost every company we deal with for the past forty some-odd years, and we've ended up in this awful state for it.

An instant NO for software subscriptions. It‘s enough.

@Matanumi

3 ай бұрын

Cooler products have failed harder for less (jibo)

I love how the child version of himself has the same pauses when he speaks

I still think expensive unitaskers whose only crutch is ai are stupid. If my galaxy s24 didn't have some of its ai features baked in i ironically might be happier with the phone. (mostly bc the ai features i have used just are pretty terrible like photo editing)

the hubris of charging a subscription while giving them all the training data for free

@ingusmant

3 ай бұрын

Training? They're using the openAI API, they didn't develop anything

@ksh6

2 ай бұрын

I do not think these can be used for training, because for that, you need the correct version of the audio in text format, and the audio clip. A better training can be achieved by just using human subtitled videos on youtube, and subtitles movies and tv shows.

I believe it has a place (especially because of call recording and all the drama related to that), BUT it needs to offer everything there is related to that -prompt programming option, labeling speakers (not just 2 in calls, but everyone in the meeting) - also an option to rename those speakers manually afterwards and unlimited (or memory limited) recording. I understand subscription for AI summary (there are resources needed that cost money; I don't agree with it) but it needs to be lower and there should be tiers. This is the only way it has value IMO.

wow u as a kid, cool and really awesome that you still have them to listen to

OH MY GOD you did Captains logs too?? I still have my microcassette from the 90's and...so many captain's logs. Me and a friend had a blast logging like, everything we saw.

The production quality in this video is over the top. I have subscribed just for the very reason that it is so well done.

Couldn't the action button on the iPhone just do that?

@joer8386

2 ай бұрын

Exactly!

As someone who daily drives this, it's been absolutely phenomenal. It's a tool that does exactly what I need it to do.

Shiny e-waste

@Matanumi

3 ай бұрын

A lot of this stuff with AI baked features have become just that

TGI Friday 😂😂😂 miss the old days

Transcribing and then summarizing voice recordings actually sounds like a use for AI I can get behind. But like everyone else has said, the subscription kills this for everyday use.

Thank you so much for including a small privacy research in the review. Most reviewers just ignore that part, but it is a glaring problem with all the new cloud based AI systems. Almost none of the advanced features are available on device without some sort of upload.

Cat: Hey, I was playing with that!

@youngalientype

3 ай бұрын

"Anything not nailed down is a cat toy."

Michael had the same speech style and intonation even at that age.

Thanks for letting us get to hear Kid Mobile. :)

Most of these AI powered devices seem pointless when I already have an AI app on my phone that pretty much does the same things. I give these devices 6-8 months before the company dies and the servers are shut down, making it an expensive paperweight.

as said by many, this is a no go. if I ever cared about using this process daily, my phone already does it. the smartphone has solved a bunch of tasks we use or eventually will if it hasnt already...

Excellent review and most importantly I appreciate the mention about true ownership of the company

I'm now interested in a video about your void kitty! I've not seen them before!

I feel like this one might survive and evolve. Very interesting idea indeed. Especially for places that don't allow cameras but still allow audio recorders. The transcription service definitely sets it apart from current audio recorders.

Hey boss, I don't know if you been told this before but you been doing the cleanest sponsorship introductions in the industry. How i wish other creators would do it like you: the disclaimer at the beginning of the video. Keep it up! And have a great day.

So as someone who has used whisper before, are they really using the API and then fronting the costs to users? You can easily run whisper directly on phone hardware, what a weird grift if that's the case.

I had one too. Home Alone 2 was a big deal when I was a kid.

Love the background tracks Michael!

Phew the amount of voice data they are shipping overseas with this device is terrifying... GREAT reporting

I had a talkboy when I was a kid! Loads of fun!

The Best..... Mr Mobile

@AMPProf

3 ай бұрын

Naww WE need A pocket smart watch with Scifi steampunk cases

@ThePerradox

3 ай бұрын

​@@AMPProf A Pocket smart watch with two foldable screens

Love these reviews, helps make sensible purchases. Thank you.

As soon as the term "subscription" came up, the interest went to zero. Not paying for something I already have on every other device I own... for FREE. And without the data feed into some AI.

it's funny you say this at 7:31 considering the Rabbit has been subject to it much more than the the Plaud

Love ur history! Old age stuffs❤

Great video again! I wanted to watch more your videos after this one, the ones I haven’t watched yet. I had to scroll 3 years back to LG Crystal video. 😂

They are essentially trying to do a new version of Shell companies to Shell Addresses (because there is no vetting or threshold)

The single button argument is out of the window as well with many phones having a programmable side button.

So can't these just be an app on your smartphone?!

We need more Mr. Mobile videos :) Thank you for the upload

The charger reminds me of the original Pebble watch!

nice rockin the Sean John fashion!

Anyone know of other options in this space that don't have subscription models?

@Cyannsia

3 ай бұрын

That is going to be hard because AI tokens cost money, and they are usually running on a server as of right now, you're going to have to wait for Smartphones with AI tech built into the processors (A lot already have this) so you don't have to send it externally.

Why waste time shipping this to customers when you can simply send it straight to the landfill instead?

Do you do a comparison and review of the apps that you mentioned?

What voice memo app do you use? What is the voice memo app shown at 8:21?

@Xalmr

2 ай бұрын

It was confusing because the video appeared to compare to other voice memo apps, but the voice memo app shown with the different summary structures was actually the Plaud app.

That cat is so cute! 😍 Question: Are you captain two pets as well😉?

Call recording is such a small yet important option for me. I've set my oneplus 9 to automatically record calls from unknown numbers and it tells the other side when it starts/ ends recording and i've saved a lot of time because scammers and time wasters listen to the phone tell them that it is recording and just end the call themselves.

Regarding reviews, It'd be great if you did PhoneCam - essenitally a $70 AI pin, Schiffmann's Tab AI (around 600$) and Rewind Pendant: Rewindai - a 60$ Tab. It would be great if one reviewer compared those similar devices to see why is there a 10x$ difference and if it's justifiable.

They looked up 'overpriced' in a dictionary and thought: 'that is too cheap.'

I use Google's recorder for work and it does a serviceable job for free. The transcriptions and AI summaries aren't perfect but the app works well enough to go back and remember a conversation.

Accurate describing and relating to the audience. You dialed in ... on many marketing aspects (relatable, ADHD style- I enjoyed processing the various ways you expressed value through content styling. Proud of you. I appreciate the effort and value the content.

@Mandakins347

2 ай бұрын

Circumspect review. High value content.

Yayyy more quick landfill

Not sure if there was an AV equipment upgrade or the lighting was just extra kind today but wow, the video looks extra crisp!

Except for call recording, my S24 Ultra already does all that… record, transcribe, translate, and summarize.

I would buy it if it had unlimited hours of recording

Do you know if transcripts and their summaries output can be modified say on a word doc?

Ya but, there is no pause button, so dictation means stopping the app, then waiting the startup time to begin again, then a million little separate files. So it's for meetings . . .

subscription kills it. Imagine if all those gadgets we had years ago required subscriptions, none of them would work anymore.

The audacity to charge you $180/year (!!!) and limit to just 10 hours of recording per month. What a joke.

I'm not one for this type of product. Great video either way. On a side note: I bought a Clicks case for my wife's phone and she's been loving it ever since.

@TheMrMobile

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the support! Hope she continues to enjoy Clicks!

I'm a sucker for gadgets like this...but not enough to warrent yet another subscription

So, what happens to this device if/when the company closes its doors? Can you still use it? Can you even use it without a subscription at all?

I’m in a sales position, I was thinking that this could be great for when I’m on a sales appointment so that I can take notes during the appointment without being distracted from the client. Any thoughts?

I can run Whisper from OpenAI completely offline on my iPhone for free, the maximum length of audio I've tried is about one hour due to the RAM limitation on iPhone. The limitation doesn't exist on iPad or Mac.

Will you be doing a review on the Zenbook Duo (2024)?

Does anyone know the name of the recording app at 1:07 please?

I forgot Yak Baks existed until you said the word!

What's the yellow battery case shown in the video?

@cpvm0

3 ай бұрын

It is a keyboard actually.

What service could I just upload an audio file to and get a transcript to paste into chat gpt?

Glad to see a cat in the video.

But how does the VCS sound compared to the normal mic?

this would be great if it worked with google ( and without the plaud subscription, they make plenty money just on the hardware and replacing the ones that fall off a building, or get dropped in concrete) . This is great for people who do site visits, as the phone microphone would be busy during video taking.

Is that came with a phone case, that was able to hold the device I would get it.

@lvcsslacker

3 ай бұрын

it... does come with a case you can stick to your phone.

"I recorded Kirk's incriminating captain's log entry from Star Trek VI from memory. Don't judge..." Don't judge?? I'm legit impressed!!

how do you get the google recorder on your OnePlus Open? 1:11

@TheMrMobile

3 ай бұрын

That's a Pixel Fold.

@aiko8464

3 ай бұрын

​@@TheMrMobile mea culpa, I should have watched the whole video first 🙈

If it had a companion app that utilized open source/portable models like Vicuna and ran locally to avoid much of these red flags I'm seeing at the cost of some speed then I'd actually buy one. However that's not the case unfortunately

Great information about protecting personal information. Thank you for honest review!

I'm interested in this feature but definitely not interested in this product. I have a z flip 5 and the only AI feature I really want isn't circle to search it's just a better transcription so I can journal easier

I‘m intrigued by the concept. But if I really used it, 10h a month is just not going to cut it.

I was on board until they flat out put the subscription service and of course, the sheer suspiciousness of their privacy. Also...Michael saying how excited he is for the Rabbit and Humane AI Pin... _ouch..._

You can get whisper on your phone or self host it at home. Such a weird piece of tech.

Hold on, $180 per year, but only 10 hours of recording per month!? Thats $15 per 10 hours! YOU MIGHT AS WELL JUST USE CASSETTE TAPES!!!

What are the dimensions of the device?

On one hand, the new generation have shown some interests in limiting their smart phone usage. On the other hand, the majority are still simply leaning more toward all-in-one device direction. It is hard to imagine a day that such secondary devices can find their place back in our pockets unless the software/hardware solution can be truly unique... (which I doubt)

The Home Alone quick cuts gave me the nostalgia chuckles. Well done.

Ironic Sean John reference as this was released the same day Diddy's homes were raided 😂

Is a Samsung s23 ultra refurbished from Best buy safe to purchase?

What's the name of that case?

You get rid of your TP-7? Just a bit surprised from its absence.

@TheMrMobile

3 ай бұрын

It's still here, just wasn't a good fit for the shots I wanted.

@andrewdo8192

3 ай бұрын

Yeah was going to ask about that too since it also has a transcript service

I have a feeling that the 2020s will be remembered in the tech world as the decade where many great products were destroyed by using a subscription model. I think we'll eventually get to the point where subscription becomes a dirty word because consumers are so tired of them and have so many. They are so anti-consumer that people will eventually say enough is enough. At least I hope so.

On IOS, the free app Aiko uses the whisper model for transcription.

If the call recording works good, this could be a game changer for a lot of people

Auri AI app does exactly this, voice notes transcribed via whisper and much more, without the needed extra hardware and the subscription would be cheaper. I don't understand why you'd need extra hardware when your phone is all the hardware yourl need.