Plaud One Is a Reinvention of Headphones for the AI Note-Taking Age

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Last year, I made a bold declaration: There’s no need to invent a new AI wearable, because the ultimate wearable technology is one you already own. I was referring to headphones — something most of us have used for decades.

Plaud — one of the world’s biggest AI note-taking companies — seems to agree, as it’s now built its industry-leading agentic AI into a pair of headphones. The company announced its latest device ahead of IFA 2026 in Berlin next week, where I’ll be able to see the headphones in person for the first time.

At first glance, they don’t look any different to any other earbuds. They have a sleek and discreet design, and they come in an off-white color. I’m keen to find out how comfortable they’ll be and how good the audio quality, is in addition to the device’s AI capabilities.

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