Released Today In Australia - Olympus WS-210S

Finally the wait is over and the WS-210S is now available in Australia. Originally planned with the release of the massively popular WS-110 late last year the WS-210S has finally made its appearance and is ready to ship.



We have noticed over the last few weeks that more and more people had become aware of the WS-210S and we even started to receive regular calls asking about its availability so this too looks like being as popular as the WS-110 has been.

It looks awesome with its sleek black exterior. Both Mac and PC compatible with no software to install just plug and play and the audio files recorded in .WMA are instantly made available for transcription or just to listen to.

Boasting 512Mb of onboard memory the WS-210S doubles as a memory stick and voice recorder. You can record upto a huge 138 hours of audio on the lower quality audio mode or just as impressive 8 hours 50 minutes in the highest ST XQ mode.

Loaded with features like voice activation (VCVA) and background noise filtering this is a great little voice recorder, perfect for single speaker note taking or one on one interviews.

We have plenty in stock with next day courier delivery so grab one now at Dictate Australia.

Look How Easy It Is To Get Audio Off The Olympus WS-110

I just wanted to show you how easy it is to transfer audio from the Olympus WS-110 digital voice recorder to your PC or Mac for playback or transcription. This short video shows you the first time the WS-110 is plugged into your PC and the device is automatically recognised, no software to install. Audio plays effortlessly in Windows Media Player without the need to download codecs and can also be loaded straight into your favourite transcription software like Express Scribe.

Want to know more about the Olympus WS-110? Head to Dictate Australia and click on the Live Help button to have a chat, give us a call or send us an email :-)

Customers Love The New Olympus WS-110

The Olympus WS-110 has been out around three weeks now (Nov 2007) and I have to say the response we are getting from our customers is that this is a fantastic little digital voice recorder.



Already this model is very very popular and they are flying out of the door. Being such a new model this has to be down to its great low price, it's good looks and the fact that it is very simple to use.

We have spoken to a couple of customers who have mainly commented on the great audio quality and above all how easy it is to get the audio from the digital voice recorder onto the PC/Mac ready to listen to or to transcribe.

This little unit is fantastic for single speaker notes and dictation and can also pickup audio from one-on-one meetings.

Click here to grab a copy of the instruction manual for the Olympus WS-110 to get an overview of its functions and just how easy it is to use.

The New Philips 9370 Digital Pocket Memo

Philips Dictation Australia recently announced the end of life of the Digital Pocket Memo 9360 replaced by the new and very smart 9370 model.



At Dictate Australia the 9360 was a very popular model as it was the cheapest way to get your hands on a digital voice recorder which has an audio review function, the ability to rewind a little bit to hear what you have just dictated. We have alot of people call us who are moving from analogue tape dictaphones to digital and who must have the ability to rewind the audio. Unfortuantly this very useful function only starts to appear in the higher end models of both Philips and Olympus.

On the 9370 the slider switch on the side has been replaced by push buttons, also on the side making audio rewind and review a breeze.

Product Highlights

SpeechExec Dictate
SpeechExec Dictate is the perfect download software to manage voice files. The intuitive user interface makes job retrieval simple and fast, and the job status information allows the tracking of all the work in progress.

Smart Buttons
Two smart buttons let you scroll through menu options and quickly make selections.

Large Display
A large graphical display lets you view all file information, such as keywords (author name), length of dictation, position within the file, and other vital information at a glance. A backlit display shows all information, even in poor lighting conditions.

Intuitive design
The Digital Pocket Memo’s asymmetrical and ergonomic design delivers unparalleled user-friendly operation. The push button switch allows quick control and single handed operation.

Designed around standards
The Digital Pocket Memo is designed around standardized technologies. From SD (or MMC) cards, mini-USB cables, batteries and sockets to the industrystandard .dss file format for speech processing, Philips employs non-proprietary accessories and technologies for the ultimate compatibility.

Digital Speech Standard (.dss)
The .dss file format is the international standard for professional speech processing. Offering excellent audio quality for recorded voice, .dss files allow a high compression rate, reduced file sizes, network traffic and required storage capacity. The format also allows additional information, such as the author name, to be stored in the file header, further facilitating file organization.

For those of you who love product specifications (and who doesn't) here are the in's and out's of the 9370:

Connectivity
Docking connector: 8-pin female
USB: Mini USB 2.0 female (full speed, 12 Mbit/s)
DC in: 6 V
Microphone: 3.5 mm, impedance 2 kΩ
Headphone: 3.5 mm, impedance 8 Ω or more
Memory card: Secure Digital (SD) and Multimedia card (MMC) / expansion slot for barcode module

Display
Type: TFT-Transreflective
Diagonal screen size: 1.71 in. / 44 mm
Resolution: 128 × 128 pixels
Backlight color: white

Recording specifications
Recording format: .dss (Digital Speech Standard)
Memory type: Secure Digital (SD)/Multimedia Card (MMC) up to 2 GB
Recording modes:
Standard Play (SP)
Long Play mobile (LPm)
Recording time (SP/LP):•
44 / 65 hours with 256 MB card
349 / 523 hours with 2 GB card
Sampling frequency:
Standard Play mode: 12 kHz
Long Play mode: 8 kHz
Compression rate:
Standard Play mode: 13.5 kbit/s
Long Play mode: 9 kbit/s
Frequency response:
Standard Play mode: 200 to 5 500 Hz
Long Play mode: 200 to 3 500 Hz

Speaker
Built-in: 30 mm round dynamic speaker
Output power: 200 mW

Green specifications
Compliant to 2002/95/EC (RoHS)
Lead-free soldered product
Operation conditions
Temperature: 5° - 45° C / 41° - 113° F
Humidity: 10 % - 90 %

Power
Battery type: two AAA batteries (LR03 or R03)or two Philips AAA Ni-MH rechargeable batteries (LFH 9154)
Battery life (Standard Play mode):
17 hours with Philips Ni-MH rechargeable battery
15 hours with Philips alkaline battery
Charging time (full charge): 2.5 hours with optional rechargeable batteries and power supply

Specifications
Product dimensions (W x D x H): 50 x 116 x 17 mm / 2.0 x 4.6 x 0.7 in.
Weight: 106 g / 3.7 oz, including two Philips AAA batteries

PC requirements (SpeechExec)
Recommended: Pentium III, 500MHz, 512 MB RAM (1 GB RAM for Vista)
Hard disk space: 60 MB for SpeechExec, 100 MB for Microsoft .NET 1.1 Framework
1 free USB port
Recommended minimum transfer rate for LAN: 100 Mbit/s
Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows XP (with SP 2), Windows 2000 (with SP 4)

Package contents
Digital Pocket Memo 9370
Speech Exec Dictate software
Philips Secure Digital (SD) memory card
2 Philips AAA batteries
USB cable
Pouch
User manual
Quick start guide

Accessories
USB Docking Station 9120
Philips rechargeable AAA Batteries 9154
Philips Power Supply
Philips Secure Digital (SD) Memory Card

Finally - Olympus WS-110 Hits Australia

Since the end of life of the great WS-100 in October we have been desperate to get our hands on the WS-100 replacement, the Olympus WS-110.



Imagine the excitement at our office today when our first box full arrived (how sad are we !). The first thing that hit us was the new image for the boxes. Gone are the nice blue boxes that the other voice recorders came in the WS-110 looks like it means business in a sleek black box.



We will be testing our office unit over the next couple of days and will release a video shortly showing how it looks and interacts with your PC.

How To: Install Olympus Digital Wave Player With A VN-2100PC Voice Recorder

Here at Dictate Australia we are in the process of creating some tutorial videos on the products we sell. This is a taster of things to come and shows how to install the Olympus Digital Wave Player software, which comes with the Olympus VN-2100PC Digital Voice Recorder onto a Windows PC.

This voice recorder is a breeze to use and for anyone on a budget planning to use a recorder for single speaker note taking the VN-2100PC is and obvious choice.

The VN-2100PC records in .WAV format and using the Olympus Digital Wave Player software you can easily and quickly transfer the audio from the dictaphone to your PC. One of the great features of the Olympus Digital Wave Player software is the ability to record via the VN-2100PC direct to your PC's hards drive, I love that feature.

So here is the How To: video.

Another One Bites The Dust - Adios WS-100

Yep another change in the Olympus digital voice recorder ranks filtered through to us this month, again from one of our customers and not Olympus themselves :-)

The faithful friend of the student the WS-100 has been discontinued in Australia and replaced by the very nice WS-110.



As of 11th October 2007 we are still waiting for confirmation of the price for the new model but looking at the overseas Olympus sites it looks like it will come in at around the same price as the WS-100 was.

So whats new with this model. Well apart from double the memory of the WS-100, the WS-110 has 256Mb, it also sports some of the features we have seen in other new Olympus models, namely the WS-331M and the DS30/40/50 and that is the low cut background noise filtering, very handy if you are out and about recording.

This model is expected in Australia towards the end of October 2007 and I am sure it will fit in very nicely where the WS-100 left off. So far I have found only one review of the WS-110 on amazon.com - a great source for honest reviews - and this is what it said:

"This little device is spectacular. Small and light, can fit in a pocket. Has enough memory for a lot of recording. Easy to use. Downloading is quick and fun. Good quality audio. Great idea to go with WMA instead of proprietary audio software that complicates things.I am glad I have this gadget."