| It may have been a while since you have thought | | | | you don't have to worry about fussing with the little |
| about voice recorders. The new age small tape | | | | buttons just to start recording. You have your choice |
| technology was seemingly eclipsed by the newest | | | | or choosing a one-touch recording mechanism or a |
| thing in the 2000 era: digital media. Now that digital | | | | voice-activation system. With voice-activated |
| media has peaked and calmed thanks to exciting new | | | | recording features you simply start speaking and wait |
| Apple products, voice recorders are coming back into | | | | for the device to instantly start recording your voice. |
| mainstream focus. Not just voice recorders but new | | | | The recorder promptly stops once it senses that you |
| high-tech Mac compatible digital voice recorders. | | | | have stopped talking. No words are lost and it picks |
| What do you remember about a tape recorder? | | | | up every word thanks to a larger stereo microphone! |
| Probably that it's slow, frustrating to work, difficult to | | | | These models come with large LCD screens for an |
| hear and a bother to carry around. However, new | | | | easy overview of the system. You can playback high |
| digital voice recorders have come a long way. They | | | | quality audio extra slow for note taking or extra fast |
| are more comparable in appearance and efficiency to | | | | for audio effects. Perhaps the best feature of all is |
| cellular phones or PDAs. What are some of the best | | | | the USB cable connection that allows easy |
| features you can look for in a digital voice recorder | | | | downloading of all your MP3 and WAV files to your |
| Macintosh compatible device? | | | | PC computer. For that matter, you can transfer the |
| Even the most basic systems are able to give you at | | | | files to a laptop or PDA. You could even send these |
| least 1 GB of storage while others provide a little | | | | recordings as a voice message by way of email! |
| over 500 hours of audio storage. Not only can you | | | | All of these Macintosh compatible digital voice |
| record your own voice or the voice of others, but | | | | recorders are made for Macintosh systems and are |
| you can also record MP3s that you hear off the | | | | easy to carry and very lightweight. Unlike tape |
| radio. Models like the Philips Voice Tracer 880 lets you | | | | recorders of the past, they are easy to carry along |
| record FM radio, as well as program a smart alarm | | | | and hardly noticeable when placed away in a |
| clock. | | | | protective case. You will want to carry a Mac |
| A Mac compatible digital voice recorder comes with a | | | | compatible digital voice recorder everywhere you go! |
| built in microphone that can record realistic and high | | | | (C) Dan Robison (RecorderGear. |
| quality sound or a stereo lapel microphone. However, | | | | |