MP3 Dictaphone Devices? 9
bbosilje asks: "I had a brainwave today and was wondering if anybody knows of any 'enhanced' digital dictaphone devices? Ideally the device would be small, use MP3 as the storage format, timestamp each voice recording outside of the audio stream, sync up to a desktop computer and have an organizer that you could use to keep a database of your dictated notes. This would be an awesome (read: lazy) way to keep a personal or work journal. The MP3 recorders that I have seen are primarily geared towards near CD quality playback without much said about recording. Does such a device exist? Is there a market?" Interesting thought. I've seen personal dictation devices on the market, but I don't know if they have any kinds of integration with a desktop PC and the appropriate PIM [?] software. Has anyone seen such an animal? If so, please comment about your experiences here.
Re: Ugh... (Score:1)
That should be who the fuck has monaural earbuds anymore
The unit timestamps as well and has a VOX-style recording mode which I'd consider useless.
mp3 player with memo recorder (Score:1)
Re:Not sure if it would work... (Score:1)
The hassle is in the MD->PC bit and having to carry about a separate mic (still haven't seen a recorder with one built-in). Shame, because as a portable recording medium, MD is superb.
Not sure if it would work... (Score:1)
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Re:Not sure if it would work... (Score:1)
MD + Mic + Duct-tape (aka Gaffa-tape) = MD with 'built-on' Mic
;-)
Arska
Yes, it works great...(according to others) (Score:1)
Go to minidisc.org [minidisc.org] to find out more, including : how to use it as a dictaphone and more geeky apps, such as mapping global weather patterns(!!!).
Also, I've seen reviews of MDs with built in mics, but I can't remember any details at the moment.
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It's not MP3 but has everything else... (Score:2)
I just purchased a Sony ICD-R100 from OfficeMax yesterday. It doesn't store the data in MP3 but it DOES have link-up software and can transfer data to and from your PC. The software is Win32 only and works over the parallel port. (why? I don't know, serial would have been fast enough I'd estimate)
Features which drew me to it:
I haven't tried the link software yet but it will save to .wav which is easy enough to make into MP3s.
I also looked at Panasonic's units ($79 and $129 for 60 and 240min.) no link capability but they were a nice shape too and seemed to have the quality. RCA I believe had one which used SmartMedia cards (came with a 2MB one) but the unit was just to big and odd-shaped for me.
Re:D-Link MP3 player (Score:2)
Tell me what makes you so afraid
Of all those people you say you hate
D-Link MP3 player (Score:2)