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Hand-held Microphones for Speech Recognition
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Dictaphone PowerMic II
Philips SpeechMike
Insync Stylusmic USB
Dictaphone PowerMic II Hand-Held Microphone
 This is a very high quality microphone - designed for the professional - and with a number of unique features making it highly convenient and accurate with speech recognition software and particuarly well suited for use with Dragon NaturallySpeaking. The PowerMic II microphone offers simplified single-handed, thumb-control operation for dictating, navigating, reviewing, and editing speech recognition generated documentation.
This microphone integrates beautifully with Dragon NaturallySpeaking Medical 9.5 and beyond and, in fact, if Dragon is set-up with this as the planned microphone the program provides a separate menu of "hotkeys" specifically related to this microphone (see below). Integration with NaturallySpeaking 10 is particularly rich and allows use of microphone button to accomplish a series of functions listed in detail below.
Features:
- Hand-held
- High accuracy
- Reasonably good noise cancellation
- Programmable buttons
- Excellent ergonomics
- Designed for integrated use with Dragon NaturallySpeaking
- USB interface with PC
- No need for drivers
Additional Information:
Integration with NaturallySpeaking 10:
Dragon NaturallySpeaking Medical Solutions allows extensive integration with the Powermic II, including the following category of functions which can be assigned to any of 10 bottons:
1. Application: buttons can be programmed to launch either:
- dictation box
- launch the DragonBar menu
2. Dictation functions: a button can be programmed to do any of the following functions
 Microphone on/off- Show correction window
- Microphone sleep/on
- Press-to-talk
- Train new word
- Transcribe recording
- Transfer text (part of dictation box function)
3. Navigation functions:
- Skip backward
- Skip forward
- Press OK button
- Press Cancel button
- Tab forward
- Select previous variable field
- Select next variable field
- Clear delimiting character
4. Recognition Modes:
- Force normal recognition
- Force dictation recognition
- Force command recognition
- Force numbers recognition
- Force spell recognition
- Hidden mode on/off
5. Playback:
6. User Command: Ability to program button to
initiate any dragon or personally created command.
Comments: This is a unique and highly functional microphone. In our testing it appears to be more accurate and more noise canceling than the otherwise similar Philips SpeechMic. We do not consider the PowerMic II to be quite as noise canceling as the Sennheiser ME3 and UmeVoice (theBoom) mics, but it does fine with ordinary noises. In addition to its comfort, convenience, and excellent acoustic properties, a unique aspect of this microphone is its integration with the MEDICAL version of Dragon, inlcuding 9.5 and 10. See additional notes below on compatability.
Nuance/Dictaphone PowerMic II
MSRP: $495
Our Price: $
399.00
Compatability Issues:
1. Operating System: The PowerMic II has built in firmware that makes in compatible with Windows 2000 and XP operating systems. The PowerMics we sell are Vista compliant. If you have troubles using the PowerMic II with the Vista operating system, appropriate drivers can be downloaded from Nuance/Dictaphone at:
http://www.nuance.com/naturallyspeaking/medical/powermic/
2. Dragon 9 Compatibility: Although the Powermic II will work as a simple USB microphone with Dragon version 9, additional functionality was added to Dragon 9.5 Medical. With 9.5, the PowerMic II can be selected as the dictation source on the New User wizard and a tab pertaining to the PowerMic II is found on the Options menu. This allows some simple programming of buttons. If you have version 9 medical and need to download version 9.5, you can do so from this link: http://www.nuance.com/vista/ You will need to enter your Dragon 9 serial number (activation code) in order to install the download.
3. Dragon 10 Medical Compatibility: The PowerMic II is fully functional with Dragon 10 Medical and provides the high degree of programming for each button as shown above.
Philips LFH 5276 Handheld Microphone
 It's all about user comfort. The SpeechMike Pro features customizable function buttons, allowing it to be adapted to your individual preferences. Use the push buttons to manage your dictations and the light-weight device will lie comfortably in your hand even during longer dictation sessions. The scroll wheel allows you to one-handed move through forms or documents, while the dust proof optical trackball offers unparalleled navigation accuracy. Control the playback volume directly on the SpeechMike for highest convenience. Excellent sound quality ensures crystal-clear playback, saving time during the transcription process.
Key Features:
- Push buttons
- Dust proof optical trackball and scroll wheel for precise navigation
- Programmable buttons for individual customization
- Clearly visible LEDs indicate recording, inserting and overwriting mode
Package Content
- SpeechMike Pro
- Hanging Bracket
- Driver Software CD
Additional Information:
Our Price: $
279.00
 Buddy Stylus Mic
Buddy StylusMic is a multifunction USB Stylus and microphone combination for tablet PC and convertible laptop computers. The included Stylus supports Wacom Technology for tablet surfaces.
The microphone is noise canceling and especially designed to work with speech recognition applications. The top button acts like a mute button by default. The amber light flashes when the microphone is muted.
Features:
- It includes up to 3 programmable buttons to control the
microphone, mouse and other OEM functions.
- Windows applications can interact with StylusMic buttons
via USB HID interface.
- It includes Stylus with or without Wacom® technology for
tablet surfaces with or without Penabled® interface.
- The microphone is highly noise canceling and especially
designed to work with demanding voice applications such as
Dragon NaturallySpeaking.
- The USB-interface is based on our highly acclaimed Buddy
USB 6G electronics which in conjunction with highly noise
canceling microphone provides exceptional speech recognition
accuracy.
- Buddy StylusMic™ has been certified by USB Organization
to conform to the official USB 2.0 standards.
Additional Information:
Comments: this is the perfect microphone for the busy physician or other professional that is working from a tablet PC and doesn't want the bulk of a traditional headset or hand-held microphone.
Buddy Stylus Mic
MSRP: $199.95
Our Price: $
185.95
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