Olympus WS-400S Now Bundled with Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Software

Olympus just announced the new WS-400S Kit that packages its WS-400S digital audio recorder with Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 10 Recorder Edition speech recognition software. With Dragon NaturallySpeaking, simply dictate on the WS-400S, download files to a computer, and recordings are automatically transcribed to text! The kit also includes the ME-12 noise-canceling microphone to cut down on background noise.

The WS-400S features a large backlit LCD, has 1GB of internal flash memory and can capture up to 272 hours of Windows Media Audio files on its built-in stereo microphone. Two higher-quality recording modes are also available, stereo standard play (SSP), and stereo high quality (SHQ), for even better sound quality.

A handy feature of Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 10 is its Dictation Playback feature which allows you to play back the original recorded voice during document review. Dragon filters out most "ums" and "ahs" and can even automatically insert commas and periods into the text. It also has built-in optimization tools that increase accuracy over time. An AutoTranscribe Folder Agent is also included, where Dragon can be set to automatically transcribe digital voice recordings. The text and original audio files can be routed to specific folders on a network, as well.

Want to do more? The full version of Dragon NaturallySpeaking allows you to write documents and emails, search the Web, and even control your PC entirely by voice. Dragon 10 is nearly twice as fast as the previous release and is said to deliver accuracy up to 99 percent. Users of the WS-400S Dragon NaturallySpeaking Kit can visit Nuance.com and pay a fee to upgrade to the full version.

The WS-400S Dragon NaturallySpeaking Kit will be available in September 2009 for $149.99. It includes WS-400S, ME-12 (Noise Cancelling Microphone), Dragon NaturallySpeaking version 10 Recorder Edition, a carrying case and one AAA Alkaline battery.