Olympus Dictation App for iPhone & Android Update – v1.20 [ODDS]

Olympus Dictation App ODDS iPhone Android

Olympus have just released an update to their very popular digital dictation app simply titled Olympus Dictation. This takes the app to version v1.20 and brings with it some usablibity improvements namely with the initial login plus the ability to add additional email addresses for audio recipients (transcription typists usually) from the app itself. To … read more

Olympus Press Release : Olympus Introduces New Groundbreaking Dictation Solutions — The Olympus Dictation Smartphone App and Olympus Dictation Delivery Service (ODDS)

Olympus Imaging Australia last week issued a press release announcing their new ODDS (Olympus Dictation Delivery Service) which we discussed in our last post, Olympus Dictation App for iPhone & Android – How Does Free vs Paid Subscription Compare. I thought it would be a good idea to post the press release and give you … read more

Which Olympus Digital Dictaphone Should I Choose?

Which Olympus Digital Dictation Solution is best for me. Compare Olympus DS-2600 vs DS-9000 vs DS-9500 vs Olympus Dictation App

The current line up of Olympus Australia digital dictaphones is comprised of three physical dictaphones, four physical combinations and a smartphone app for iPhone and Android. Picking the best solution for you really depends on a few factors; are you upgrading from an older dictaphone? are you new to dictation? do you only use a … read more

What Next for Olympus Dictation? Pure Speculation …

Olympus Audio division taken over by investment fund Japan Industrial Partners Inc

At the time of writing this post, mid-October 2020, it has been exactly two and a half years since we saw the Olympus DS-9500 dictaphone and the new R7 release of ODMS software (Olympus Dictation Management System) for Windows. So it would be fair to speculate the something new is coming soon, but what will … read more

Philips Voice Recorder App – Two Subscription Models for Mobile Dictation

Philips SpeechLive and Dictation Hub options with the Recorder App

Dictate Australia has recently become a Philips digital audio dealer. We were nudged this way by some of our clients who wanted an alternative to the popular Olympus Dictation App, that being the Philips Recorder App. Although both apps work off of a yearly subscription model their subscription options are very different, this gives individual … read more

Olympus DS-5000 Replacement Battery BR403 Discontinued – Now What?

Olympus BR403 Replacement Battery for DS-5000 Discontinued

Olympus BR-403 Rechargeable Battery for Olympus DS-5000 Digital Dictaphone Discontinued We just sold our last Olympus BR-403, the replacement rechargeable battery for the ageing, yet still in many peoples cases fully functional, Olympus DS-5000 dictaphone. In our time we had sold over 500 of these batteries clearly showing that the recorder was easily outlasting the … read more

Dictate New Zealand Opens Its Online Doors

Dictate New Zealand - Olympus Dictation Transcription ODDS ODMS R7 Software Licence NZ

Dictate Australia has just launched an online presence in New Zealand for Olympus digital dictation and transcription equipment and software with their new store Dictate New Zealand – dictates.nz The new store comes after both an increase in online traffic and LiveChat sessions with people based in New Zealand looking for the latest Olympus digital … read more

Download Sample DSS Pro .ds2 Audio Files From Here

We often get asked for sample audio files so only made sense to make a blog containing said files. These sample files are the .ds2 audio files created by the pro digital dictaphones from Olympus, Grundig and Phillips and set the standard in the digital dictation world especially for confidential audio, hence the popularity with … read more