Norcom 2500

Philips Executive Pocket Memo

The Norcom 2500 professional quality, hand-held dictation system makes portable speech recognition possible.  Use your computer and continuos-speech recognition software to transcribe your voice tapes.  The pocket-sized Norcom 2500 provides you with the freedom to capture your ideas and thoughts while traveling, at home or in your office, as fast as you can speak.  It connects to your computer's sound card with the Norcom SRC-1 Coupler, included in the TeleSonic package.

Key Features Include:

• Solid, durable construction
• Single slide switch controls Record, Play and Rewind functions with just your thumb.  No noise or fumbling with separate buttons
• Lightweight
• Pocket-sized
• Exclusive patented design minimizes rumble, hiss and clicks that thwart voice recognition with ordinary recorders
• High quality built-in electret condenser microphone
• Multi-stage automatic record leveling circuitry
• SRC-1 Coupler for convenient PC connection to easily convert your recorded speech to text.  The Norcom SRC-1 Speech Recognition Coupler matches the output of the 2500 recorder to the requirements of your sound card's microphone input jack.  It also features a switchable input for a headset microphone.
• Foam-lined leatherette case
• Pause control lets you pause during recording
• Record/battery indicator light indicates when unit is in the "record" mode and warns of low battery

Optional Accessories for the Norcom 2500:

• Rechargeable battery pack
• Cassette eraser
• AC adapter
• Professional quality 30-minute minicassettes

Price:  $468 plus shipping/handling

Philips Executive Pocket Memo

The Philips Executive Pocket Memo 494 and the Philips Executive Pocket Memo 598 offer the convenience and speed of speech recognition while you are away from your computer.  A Philips Pocket Memo is compact and light enough to take anywhere with you, so you are always ready to capture good ideas or information as well as to dictate documents.

Basic Features Include:

• Single-handed operation.  Philips' four-position switch enables you to select play/record, fast forward, rewind and stop with one-hand.
• No word clipping.  Recording and playback are immediate with the min-cassette system, ensuring that your every word is captured and heard.
• Hands-free voice activation.  With a Pocket Memo set on Voice Activation, recording will start the moment you start speaking and stop when you do.
• No tape tangle or spill.  The direct drive of the mini-cassette system makes it physically impossible for tape to spill or tangle in the machine.
• Longer life.  The mini-cassette drive has fewer moving parts than other systems, resulting in greater reliability and durability.
• Fast turnaround.  The 30 minute mini-cassette tape is ideal for recording short passages of dictation.  The 60 minute mini-cassette tape is useful for recording meetings, interviews, etc.
• Includes SRT AlphaMic.  The SRT AlphaMike by SRT Distributions is a premium noise-canceling speech recognition microphone especially designed and configured for use with pocket dictating machines.  Its close connection and flexible positioning yield highly accurate results for automatic transcription.
• Includes SpeechStar Filter.  The SpeechStar Filter is an electronic device that connects the dictation unit to a Window-based computer.  It has been designed with advanced patented circuitry to further improve the qualify of speech input, enabling the recognition software to achieve very high accuracy after initial training.
• Includes carrying case

Special Features of the Executive Pocket Memo 494:

• Sensitivity switch for conference or dictation recording
• End-of-letter index tone indicates start of each document and number of documents recorder
• Internal recharging allows batteries to be replenished during use
• Voice-activated recording for hands-free recording

Special Features of the Executive Pocket Memo 598:

• Tape counter LCD shows how much you have recorded
• Sensitivity variable control for a range of dictation-to-conference recording levels
• Priority index tone identifies priority documents
• Voice activated recording for hands-free recording

Price:

Executive Pocket Memo 494:  $445 plus shipping/handling
Executive Pocket Memo 598:  $490 plus shipping/handling