64GB Digital Voice Recorder - ZIPCIDE Digital Voice Activated Recorder with AI-Intelligent Noise Reduction, Voice Activated Sound Audio Tap Recorder Device for Lectures Meetings, Work, Interviews

I browsed around quite a bit before landing on this particular pen for my needs. I wanted something inconspicuous and discreet. This fit the bill on every count, so I decided to try it. I expected absolutely nothing, considering it was an inexpensive pen made by the usual no-name Amazon company. My expectations were happily incorrect.The sound quality is unexpectedly good. I wouldn't say it has some amazing level of "AI" (buzzword) filtration, like you would find on, say, the Audeze Maxwell (which is a ~300 USD headset), but that's to be expected on a product in this price range. If you have too much filtration, you're instead going to capture nothing, so it's a fine balancing act. I walked around in public locations, even loud stores, and surprisingly it could pick up individual conversations as long as they were more or less directed at me, with the pen clipped to my shirt. Absolutely no one even glanced twice at the actual pen. There will definitely be some noise due to handling the pen while recording with it, and bumping against it will cause noise, but it is not excessive.As far as usage, it's very simple to get up and going. Just pressing and holding the button on top will make the LED blink blue and red, and then finally blink red three times. At which point it will record. Pressing the button once pauses the recording and a red LED comes on to indicate as much. Unpausing is similarly done with one button press, and the LED shuts off. While it is recording, no LEDs are on at all. This might bother some people that want visual indication, but I like the discretion. Unpausing and pausing happens more or less instantaneously. It continues recording immediately after the red light goes off.When you take the MicroSD card out in order to look at the recordings it took, they are in some odd .wav format. I was able to get MPC-HC to play them, but regular Windows Media Player doesn't recognize the codec, at least not without a codec pack.One large surprise is that this is able to read exFAT format cards and doesn't even seem limited on the size of the card. I was able to put a 512 GB Sony MicroSD card into this device, and to my surprise it not only recognized but recorded to it. This is compared to a camera of all things that I got on here, which was limited to only 128GB cards formatted... in FAT32...Moving on to output file size, a 25.25 minute recording was approximately 35.6 MB. For my little excursion, that puts the average bitrate at approximately 23.5 KB/s. So the 512 GB card I have inserted into should store approximately 252.15 (very roughly, I likely misrounded and did not properly convert bits here and there) days of recording. A 64GB card would store about 31 days. So you could essentially keep this on for an entire month (battery allowing of course) and it would capture that entire month.Finally, the pen writes well. The replacement cartridges are very specific to this pen, so you might have issues replacing them easily, but one could likely find some ink refill kit out there, or simply take replacement leds that are longer, cut them off, and tie the plastic screw holds onto them. The pen certainly didn't have to write well, but writing well means that it will be even more inconspicuous during usage.I will update this if I encounter any QC issues such as refusing to charge, dying quickly, etc etc. I am quite fast to update and drop my rating if an issue arises. But for now, with my very limited usage, it has been excellent.

I recently purchased the ZIPCIDE 64GB Digital Voice Recorder and I am absolutely thrilled. This pen is a fantastic recording tool! This pen will be very useful for meetings taking notes and actions at the same time. I really appreciate the extra ink cartridge that comes with it. It comes with 64GB of storage, which is more than enough for a week of recordings. I appreciate how compact, lightweight, and easy to use it is. You will find everything you need to get started in the box: the recording pen, a 64GB TF card, earphones, a micro-USB cable, a controller, 5 refills, a screwdriver, and a manual. I found this recording pen to be really versatile and valuable. I highly recommend it!

The ZIPCIDE 64GB Digital Voice Recorder is a reliable and easy-to-use device for capturing clear audio in meetings, lectures, or interviews. With 64GB of memory, it offers plenty of space for hours of recordings without worrying about storage.Its AI-powered noise reduction ensures voices sound crisp and clear, even in noisy environments. The voice-activated recording feature is especially useful, saving time and space by recording only when sound is detected.Lightweight and portable, this recorder is perfect for students, professionals, and personal use. With long battery life and simple file transfer via USB, it combines practicality with advanced features.Overall, a smart and efficient tool for anyone who needs reliable audio recording.

Not user friendly. Easy to “use”pen & push to record- maybe….…. But no light or indicator if it is on & recording. Not easy to playback, save & con’t recording….can’t tell what mode it is in/ on or off/ recording or not…..just too complicatedWhy did you pick this product vs others?:Style/ concept: use

Recording capability is decent, and the pen itself isn’t abnormally large - fairly unobtrusive. Downloading is fairly seamless and easy to use. Battery life is “OK”

This is a great little pen that helps me feel safer at work. It easily slips into my pocket, and the recordings are not warped by being in there unless I'm moving around. Recorded voices are clear when close, and still audible when a bit farther away. There's a lot of ambient background noise, but you can change the settings on the device to help with that. It also has useful modes for auto-record, or sound-triggered-recording. Easy to hook up to my computer for charging and moving files around.

This Item Came With (less than what was said):YES: 1 Micro-USB cableYES: controllerYES: screwdriverYES: manual*1This did NOT come with the following:64 GB TF card3.5mm headphonesreplacement refill*5I will say, this is a good product. Don't keep it in your pocket, though.The settings are amazing! It works very well. Easy to use.I'm giving this "package" a 2*, but the product is a 5*So, I'm going to give it a 3. I will update if the seller gives me what I PAID for.