[KES 2026] “This Product Is a Find”: AI Oddities on Display
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KES 2026 was held at COEX on the 13th, with IT technologies such as AX, robotics, mobility, XR, and spatial computing, as well as technologies from Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, and promising small and midsize companies and startups on display.
At the venue, PLAUD Note Pro, sold by MUNE, was introduced. The smart AI note-taking device comes with voice recording, text conversion, speaker identification, and key summary functions.
PLAUD Note Pro offers 4 MEMS microphones, voice pickup up to 5 m, text conversion in 112 languages, 300 minutes of free service per month, and encrypted security.
KES 2026 (Korea Electronics Show 2026) was held at COEX on the 13th. The event showcased IT technologies such as AX, robotics, mobility, XR, and spatial computing, and Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, and promising small and midsize companies and startups exhibited their technologies.
This article looks at PLAUD Note Pro, sold by MUNE, as an example of an unusual product using AI on site. PLAUD Note Pro is a smart AI note-taking device.
PLAUD Note Pro comes with voice recording, text conversion, speaker identification, and key summary functions. Linked with a dedicated app, it converts recorded audio into text and automatically organizes the main points.
It also offers an AI query function and a key-point summarization function for recorded content from important conversations such as meetings. After a conversation ends, it also supports sending the organized content by email.
PLAUD Note Pro captures voice with 4 MEMS microphones, and the voice pickup range is up to 5 m. The product automatically switches between face-to-face conversation mode and phone call mode, and it can also record online meetings using a separate desktop app. It can also convert speech in 112 languages, including Korean, into text.
PLAUD Note Pro won the 2026 iF Design Award and the Red Dot Design Award. It is about 3 mm thick and weighs about 31 g, and on-site checks found it to feel even lighter and thinner than it is. At the venue, it was praised as highly portable, and its usability was enhanced by the ability to start recording with a single press of a button without any complicated operation.
The company said that until now, when organizing recording files or using AI, users had to upload them to each service and make separate requests. It added that PLAUD Note Pro can handle that process with one device and app, allowing convenience to be maximized.
The product offers 300 minutes of AI voice-to-text conversion service per month for free. If additional usage is needed, users can choose a paid plan.
Recording data is encrypted during transmission and storage. For sensitive information, additional encryption is applied to ease security concerns.
Mopic has HoloGlass, a smartphone-attached XR spatial display. HoloGlass was selected as a winner in the XR and spatial computing category at the 15th KES 2026 Innovation Awards.
HoloGlass uses a 3D optical lens measuring about 0.3 mm thick. It is also combined with 9H surface-hardness tempered glass and can ordinarily be used as a regular smartphone protective film. When the dedicated app is launched, users can watch 3D video without separate equipment.
The dedicated app uses AI-based real-time 2D-to-3D conversion technology. As a result, existing 2D video can also be converted into 3D, and no separate content production process is needed. Movies, animation, and self-shot videos can also be turned into stereoscopic smartphone video.
The company is first selling HoloGlass in Japan, and has supplied solutions totaling more than 100,000 units annually through major local Japanese telecom carriers. It has also completed development of a 3D video calling function that lets users view each other’s stereoscopic faces in person-like form, and is preparing to officially release that 3D video calling function.
However, in the hands-on experience at the venue, the clarity of the 3D effect varied depending on video quality. High-definition animation and similar content delivered a stereoscopic feel even without 3D glasses, but ordinary shot videos produced a shaky sensation, and eye fatigue also increased.
Currently, the company offers the dedicated app for free. As a result, users can watch 3D video simply by purchasing the film.
Source: TECHWORLD · Kim Hye-jin
Original: https://www.epnc.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=408247
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