Olympus DS-40 digital voice recorder

Product Names: Olympus Recorders
Manufacturer/Publisher: Olympus Corp.
Model: DS-40

The Olympus DS-40 – a small, stylishly designed, disability conscious, high quality, digital voice recorder (DVR).

The sleek, silver Olympus DS-40 digital voice recorder allows up to 136 hours of recording in WMA format with its 512MB of internal memory. A large, high-contrast, white LCD screen is backlit to show the menu very clearly.

Use the stereo microphone to record lectures and meetings. Remove it to put the recorder into dictation mode. Feel the differences in the tactile control buttons for people with visual impairments, dyspraxia and mobility problems. Choose to hear the menus and controls out loud if you have any reading difficulties.

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The central, circular menu button navigates easily through the menus. An earphone socket gives privacy when listening to personal notes, music or lectures. An on/off switch saves battery power when not in use.

View a Flash video about the DS series launch on YouTube. We helped specify the features for blind and dyslexic people, and the video shows the handsome features of our Kirsty and Tom. We are very pleased that Olympus are taking disability and accessibility seriously in the design of a mainstream product.

Features:

High-quality recording - 128kbps recording rate (SXQ mode) for speech and music;
3 recording modes: for best performance in dictation, conference and lecture;
Low-cut recording to reduce interference noise;
Voice filter to emphasise the human voice;
23mm high-output speaker for clarity;
512MB built-in memory for longer recordings;
Recording times; LP: 136h 15min, HQ: 34h 45min and on ST Hi: 8h 40min;
WMA & MP3 play-back for your own recordings;
Voice-guided menu for reading impairments;
Audio instructions for convenience;
Podcast support, allowing automatic download and playback;
Audible.com content playback for downloaded audio books;
Maximum of 200 messages per folder;
Handy dimensions: 117W x 37.5H x 16D mm;
Weight: only 80g;
Note: the buttons are still quite small, so may not solve all dexterity issues.

Save now! For your convenience we sell the DS-40 complete with carry case, microphone for recording lectures, re-chargeable batteries and charger.

You will need:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional/XP Professional and Home Edition, Vista via downloadable patch;
Intel Pentium II 333 MHz;
256MB RAM;
50MB hard disk drive;
Creative Labs sound blaster 16 compatible sound;
Mac OSX 10.2 or later (via USB).