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Notu R1 Pro
A three-millimetre aluminum recorder card taking discounted preorders for end-November shipment, with unresolved processing and service conflicts.
- Preorder price
- €149.00
- Regular €169.00 · sale
- Form
- Card
- Subscription
- Unknown
- Confidence
- Needs review
Editorial status
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Known limitations
- The reviewed official sources do not disclose a release date.
- The reviewed official sources do not disclose storage capacity.
- The reviewed official sources do not disclose continuous recording endurance.
- The reviewed official sources do not disclose supported export formats.
- The reviewed official sources do not disclose recording deletion controls.
- The US$179 hardware figure is labeled July 2026 US pricing; the structured price uses the currently displayed €169 EU offer.
- The exact phone-call capture mechanism, battery capacity, microphone layout and Android availability are not disclosed.
Conflicting official information
- The hardware page says transcription is unlimited and runs on-device without uploading conversations, while the App Store says Whisper-powered processing occurs in the cloud.
- The hardware page says recording and unlimited transcription need no plan with three optional Pro months, while the App Store limits free use to five recordings per month and markets Pro for unlimited recordings and summaries.
- The storefront marks the current batch sold out while accepting discounted preorders for end-November 2026 shipment.
Identity and availability
| Brand | notu.ai |
|---|---|
| Status | preorder |
| Release date | Not disclosed |
| Aliases | notu R1, R1 |
| Product family | Standalone model |
| Regional variant | No separate regional variant documented |
| Markets | European Union, United Kingdom, United States, Canada |
| European Union availability | preorder · verified 2026-10-12 · source · delivery End of November 2026 · The current batch is sold out; new orders are preorders for the next batch. |
| United Kingdom availability | preorder · verified 2026-10-12 · source · delivery End of November 2026 · The official page quotes a GBP 125 preorder, but checkout inventory was not verified. |
| United States availability | preorder · verified 2026-10-12 · source · delivery End of November 2026 · The official page quotes a USD 159 preorder, but checkout inventory was not verified. |
| Canada availability | unclear · verified 2026-10-12 · source · Canada appears in the region selector; price and preorder fulfillment were not independently verified. |
| Service status | Not tracked separately |
| Recording modes | Standalone in-person recording, Phone calls, Voice memos |
Hardware
| Dimensions | 3 mm thick; other dimensions not disclosed |
|---|---|
| Material | Brushed aluminum |
| Weight | Not disclosed |
| Microphones | Not disclosed |
| Battery | Not disclosed |
| Display | Not disclosed |
| Memory | Not disclosed |
| Storage | Not disclosed |
| Continuous recording | Not disclosed |
| Regular-use battery life | Not disclosed |
| Standby | 1440 hours |
| Pickup range | Not disclosed |
| Charging | USB-C cable |
| Connectivity | MagSafe attachment, USB-C |
| Controls | Not disclosed |
| Protection | Not disclosed |
AI, language, and export
| Capabilities | More than 480 hours of claimed onboard recording capacity, Real-time transcription with automatic language detection, Speaker identification, summaries and action items, Ask notu search across conversation history, Communication analytics for filler words, interruptions and speaking pace, Fully standalone recording with later iOS synchronization |
|---|---|
| Captures audio | Yes |
| Stores raw audio | Yes |
| Transcription timing | Live: true · After capture: true |
| Translation languages | Not disclosed |
| Transcription languages | 100 claimed languages |
| Processing | The hardware page claims on-device transcription with no uploads, while the App Store says recording is local and processing occurs in the cloud · Disputed |
| Export | Not disclosed |
| Deletion | Not disclosed |
| Storage region | Not disclosed |
| Integrations | notu app for iOS |
Plans
| Plan | Included transcription | Price | Billing | AI features | Usage add-ons | Version | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No recurring plan is required. · Disputed | |||||||
Illustrative ownership cost
Based on 120 recording minutes per week, the verified regular hardware price when available, no tax or promotion, and the lowest-total-cost listed plan that covers the usage.
The current source record does not contain a listed plan that covers this usage, so a total is not inferred.
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Source and update record
Notu R1 Pro official storefront ↗
Retrieved 2026-10-12
Notu official Apple App Store metadata ↗
Retrieved 2026-08-03
notu.ai official privacy policy ↗
Retrieved 2026-08-03
Price verified 2026-10-12 ·16 core field evidence records
Last material change: Updated preorder pricing and November shipment while retaining service conflicts.
- brand
- known · source notu-store, notu-app-store · checked 2026-08-03
- model
- known · source notu-store · checked 2026-08-03
- status
- known · source notu-store, notu-app-store · checked 2026-10-12
- release Date
- not disclosed · source notu-store · checked 2026-08-03
- markets
- known · source notu-store · checked 2026-08-03
- regular Price
- known · source notu-store · checked 2026-10-12
- form Factor
- known · source notu-store · checked 2026-08-03
- recording Modes
- known · source notu-store, notu-app-store · checked 2026-08-03
- storage
- not disclosed · source notu-store · checked 2026-08-03
- official Endurance
- not disclosed · source notu-store · checked 2026-08-03
- charging
- known · source notu-store · checked 2026-08-03
- languages
- known · source notu-store, notu-app-store · checked 2026-08-03
- plans
- disputed · source notu-store, notu-app-store · checked 2026-08-03
- processing
- disputed · source notu-store, notu-app-store · checked 2026-08-03
- export
- not disclosed · source notu-store, notu-app-store · checked 2026-08-03
- deletion
- not disclosed · source notu-store, notu-app-store, notu-privacy · checked 2026-08-03
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