HiDock has launched the P1, a USD $169 AI voice recorder that captures calls through Bluetooth earphones and pairs with the company's HiNotes 3.0 software.
The Hong Kong-based company says the device records both sides of calls made through users' own wireless earbuds, including models from Apple and Sony. It works across platforms, including Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, FaceTime, WhatsApp and Discord.
The P1 is aimed at people who regularly handle calls, meetings and interviews and want to record conversations without relying on software bots. HiDock says its BlueCatch system works through existing Bluetooth earphones rather than requiring a separate headset or direct software integration.
Recording Modes
The device offers three recording settings: Call Mode for phone calls and virtual meetings, Room Mode for group discussions, and Whisper Mode for low-volume speech and personal notes.
It also uses bi-directional noise cancellation to reduce background sound at both ends of a conversation, with the goal of improving clarity in places such as cafés, airports and shared workspaces.
Other hardware features include 64GB of local storage, up to eight hours of recording time, Bluetooth 5.3, a magnetic mount, and physical controls for mute, call handling and Bluetooth pairing. The P1 supports 75 languages and works with Windows and macOS.
A bookmarking function called VoiceMark lets users mark points during a recording with a button press. Those markers are then highlighted in HiNotes, making it easier to return to specific moments without reviewing the full recording.
Software Push
Alongside the hardware, HiDock has updated its note-taking platform with HiNotes 3.0. The software features a redesigned three-pane layout and dashboard, and is intended to turn spoken conversations into notes, tasks and summaries.
One of the main additions is automatic to-do extraction, which identifies action points in recordings and links them to the relevant sections of audio. The platform also includes Smart Labels for categorisation and Whisper Notes, which combine several short recordings into a single structured document.
HiNotes 3.0 supports a range of AI models, including GPT-5.4, GPT-4.1, Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Gemini 3.1 Pro. It also includes more than 30 summary templates, custom prompts, speaker identification updates, and integrations with Notion and Google Docs.
Privacy Focus
The software also adds live transcription and translation in English, Chinese and Japanese. According to HiDock, the feature can run in Call Mode and Room Mode without storing audio recordings, an approach intended to address privacy concerns around voice data.
During the beta phase, live sessions support up to one hour of continuous transcription. Free transcription and AI-generated summaries are included with the device, removing the need for a mandatory subscription for those features.
Founded in 2014, HiDock says its audio technology has been used in more than 500,000 devices. Its customer list includes Acuity Brands, Bang & Olufsen, Lavazza, Iveco, Newline and TP-Link.
The P1 enters a market where businesses and individual users are looking for simpler ways to document meetings and calls without adding meeting bots or extra software layers. Its main point of difference is its attempt to record directly through commonly used Bluetooth earbuds.
That could appeal to remote workers, consultants, journalists and others who need portable recording tools for calls and meetings in different locations. HiDock says the combination of hardware recording and software transcription is designed to keep the full workflow in one system.
The recorder is available through HiDock's website and Amazon at a recommended retail price of USD $169.