Philips SpeechLive – How to Dictate on any Mac or PC from Anywhere [Video]

Dictate to Philips Speechlive

For this blog post where we going to look at Philips SpeechLive, a cloud dictation and transcription solution, from the perspective of the dictation Author, the person creating the dictation audio. Philips Speechlive is revolutionising legal/medical dictation and transcription by utilising the cloud for audio processing. This frees up your staff to be able to … 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

Microsoft Enables Multi Speaker Voice Recognition in Word for Mac and PC

New Transcribe in Word Voice Speech Recognition from Microsoft

Microsoft via Office 365 has officially joined the speech recognition club by enabling the new “Transcribe” function in Word. Transcribe is essentially automatic transcription of voice or voices to text. Yes, voices! Transcribe can convert speech to text for more than one speaking voices to text and it can identify those speakers, we have an … read more

Olympus DS-9500 Firmware Update v1.150

DS9500 free firmware update v1.150

The onslaught of regular firmware updates for the Olympus DS-9500 wifi enabled digital dictaphones continues with this firmware release v1.150 issued today. The regularity of the firmware updates is a good thing, it shows that Olympus is listening to feedback from the global user community and dealers and shows their dedication to continually improve the … read more

Automated Voice-to-Text in the Cloud using Philips Speechlive & Your Smartphone

SpeechLive Voice Recognition Demo

Speech Recognition using your iPhone or Android – Philips SpeechLive Voice recognition, the ability for technology to convert spoken word to text, has been on most people who dictate letters and notes for a living’s list to look at. Why? Likely because either a) they pay a lot for transcription, either indirectly tying up a … 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-9500 Firmware Update v1.140

Olympus DS 9500 Latest Firmware Update

We have seen a flurry of new firmware updates of late from Olympus. This is good news, why? Because it shows that Olympus Japan is actively listening to the feedback from customers and applying fixes and updates to continuously improve this amazing little wi-fi enabled professional digital dictaphone. The firmware update can be applied in … read more