A gathering recorder normally sits on the desk and captures what individuals say. The Comu Motion Professional does precisely that, however its 7mm-thick physique feels extra like one thing that belongs beside a cellphone than a standard piece of note-taking gear. The gadget can sit flat on a desk, slip right into a pocket, or connect magnetically to the again of a appropriate smartphone.
The magnetic connection is especially helpful when shifting between conferences. The recorder can stick with the cellphone as an alternative of changing into one other small system to recollect. Comu additionally features a magnetic ring for telephones with no appropriate magnetic system. The Motion Professional is available in black, silver, and cherry purple, with a small OLED show on the entrance and a easy bodily structure that retains a lot of the controls out of the best way.
Designer: Comu
There’s a sensible motive for making the recorder separate from the cellphone. An extended assembly can preserve a smartphone recording for hours, draining the battery whereas additionally stopping it from getting used usually. With the Motion Professional dealing with the audio, the cellphone stays free for calls, messages, shows, or just checking one thing through the dialog. It’s a small distinction, however one which is sensible in an on a regular basis work setting.
The recorder makes use of six far-field microphones that choose up voices from so far as 7 meters away, in accordance with Comu. It additionally consists of noise discount, voice enhancement, and speaker recognition to assist make recordings simpler to work with afterward. Battery life is rated at as much as 70 hours of steady recording, and charging is dealt with by means of USB-C. Many of the Motion Professional’s extra attention-grabbing features occur after the precise recording. AS Comu likes to name it “The 30 Minutes After.” Conversations could be transcribed and summarized, with assist for 113 languages. The software program may also determine audio system, translate conversations, search by means of recordings, and switch discussions into issues akin to emails, paperwork, shows, and activity lists.
There’s a bodily button particularly for its AI features, which retains a few of this interplay away from the cellphone. After a gathering, for instance, a person can ask the recorder to drag out the motion objects or flip the dialogue right into a follow-up e-mail relatively than going by means of the recording manually. That mixture of easy {hardware} and extra concerned software program is what defines this AI notetaker. In truth, this gadget itself doesn’t demand a lot consideration. You may put it on a desk, begin recording, and go away it alone. The actual work occurs later, when the audio is transformed into textual content and arranged info.
A 9to5Google evaluate discovered the Motion Professional efficient at capturing and processing conferences, though it additionally pointed to limitations within the companion app, internet expertise, and a few of the AI options. That leaves the {hardware} as one of many extra simple elements of the product. It’s small, unobtrusive, straightforward to hold, and designed round a really particular activity: recording the dialog with out asking the cellphone to do it.
Comu sells the Motion Professional for $179.99, as recording, transcription, and fundamental summaries are included with out utilization limits, whereas extra superior AI features require a subscription. Premium prices $10 per 30 days when billed yearly, whereas the Elite plan is $29.99 per 30 days on annual billing. For individuals who usually sit by means of conferences, interviews, or conversations the place taking notes will get in the best way, that easy separation will be the most helpful factor concerning the Comu Motion Professional.
