Olympus and Philips continue to be the 'top sellers' in the industry. Both have come up with new lines of hardware and software and both continue to push the limits of technology with ingenuity and superb technology.
Olympus
Olympus has released several new high-end recorders and transcription kits. These include but are not limited to the Olympus LS10, Olympus DS5000, Olympus DS5000ID, Olympus AS5000, Olympus DS61, Olympus DS71 and Olympus DS2400.
Olympus LS10
The Olympus LS10 is a Professional Audio Recorder. Giving the highest quality of recording, it delivers as a perfect studio grade recorder, without the studio. This recorder will work for all applications including professional music recording, dictation, recording of meetings and conferences, surveillance, nature listening or whatever your heart desires. For professional dictation, this recorder is not ideal as it has no ability to stop and insert or change notes on your recordings. However, if you are also a musician, then it's worth a look. Read more ....
Olympus DS5000 / DS5000id / AS5000
The new Olympus DS5000 is the new high end digital, set to replace Olympus DS4000 and DS3000 series. The new handheld includes an easier interface, a better readout on the LCD panel, new security features (DSS-PRO) and other improvements to the included software. The id version has a nice finger print reader for even more security.
New hardware always come with new software. Therefore, the Olympus DSS Player Pro which comes with these models has been upgraded as well.
Along with the new DS5000 Series, a new transcription kit, Olympus AS5000 is now also available. We can get into all the little updates, but you'll find these on our web pages. The most important issue we would like to mention here is having mixed systems working together.
This may not be as easy as it seems. All systems are backwards compatible and work together in the same network. However, we have had issues from DS3000 to DS4000 hybrids. All of the quirks have already been worked out, but you should know that there may be some initially. If you are going to have a hybrid network, we suggest you coordinate this with a representative so that your transition can be as painless as possible.