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DS-2600 Dragon Bundle

by Wayne Melleon 11 July 2019in Uncategorized No comment

The Olympus DS-2600 was launched last year to much fanfare (see launch article here) – now Olympus are making the offering even more appealing by bundling it with the Dragon Recorder Edition Voice Recognition Software.

DS-2600 1 The DS-2600 is the current “entry” level offering in the Olympus range of Professional devices but its hard to look at this very capable device as an entry offering. Slide Switch operation, color screen, full stereo recording are just some of the features this fantastic device can boost about on its list of features. For the very first time, Olympus have just launched a recorder from its Professional range which is bundled with Dragon.

The Dragon Recorder Edition software can be considering as a entry level offering in the Dragon lineup of software products, but its still extremely capable. Here’s a quick table comparison of the Recorder Edition to the 2 most popular standalone versions of the Dragon Software, Home and Professional Individual 15.

DS-2600 2

As can be seen, the Recorder Edition (as the name would suggest) can only be used in conjunction with a Digital Voice Recorder, you cannot perform Real-Time Speech Recognition (speak into a mic and see the software typing) with this version of the software. The software is still very capable though and for those professionals that are looking for a entry into the digital recorder / voice recognition space, this will certainly appeal to you.

The best thing about the kit is the simplicity, when it comes to using the provided versions of software. When pairing the Dragon Recorder Edition software with the Olympus DSS Player Standard (both provided in the kit) – creating quick and accurate transcriptions couldn’t be easier! Here’s a quick YouTube Video to show you the process:

We are expecting our first shipment of this bundle towards the end of June, which we expect to move nice and quickly. Pricing on this kit looks extremely competitive so please contact one of our branches ASAP for more info on this exciting kit.

The IDEAL 1031 Trimmer – Perfect for Arts, Crafts & School Projects

by Wayne Melleon 19 May 2017in Ideal, Uncategorized No comment

When using a pair of scissors to cut paper or a board, there is a natural fear that one will cut squeue, and the result will look terrible. Using scissors requires precision and a steady hand. Most of us don’t possess these skills and end up frustrated. There is an easier way to achieve a straight cut : Get hold of a well made trimmer, and the precision comes for free. Here’s a great review from a happy client:

“I am a home Hobbyist; I design and make my own cards, so a neat finish means everything to me. My children at junior school are always busy with projects, and I insist that they don’t depend on their mother to get the work done. But they are not great with scissors; so I purchased an IDEAL 1031 (A3) rotary trimmer, made in Germany, from Maynards Office Technology recently. What a difference it has made in our home. Less irritation for the children, less waste, less time spent on the projects; and I have new energy in making my cards. Now my children’s friends want their moms to buy them an IDEAL 1031 trimmer too”

The lightweight IDEAL 1031 is a rotary trimmer. It uses the edge of a concealed steel wheel to cut up to five sheets of paper clean through. The IDEAL 1031 trimmer provides immaculate lines and a clean finish. The extendable measuring bracket is useful as a front gauge, or as a back gauge. And it is safe ! One cannot slice a little finger which makes the IDEAL 1031 trimmer perfectly child friendly.

The IDEAL solution from Maynards Office Technology.

Olympus DS-5500 Giveaway

by Wayne Melleon 10 November 2016in Digital Voice Recorders, Olympus, Uncategorized No comment

The Olympus DS-5500 Giveaway is rapidly approaching its completion. We are into our third month of the giveaway now having already given away 2 Olympus DS-5500 Digital Voice Recorders to 2 lucky winners over the past two months.

Our first winner of the fantastic Olympus DS-5500 Digital Voice Recorder was Margaret Bigby from Durban. Margaret received her new Olympus Recorder from our Durban based sales consultant Sabeena Singh. Reports out of our Durban office are that Margaret is enjoying the use of her new Olympus Recorder and is looking to expand on her range of Olympus devices in the coming months which is fantastic news.

Our second lucky winner was Advocate Tertius Steyn from JHB. Our JHB Sales consultants Shaun Naude and Thandi Mncube handed Tertius’s new Olympus DS-5500 over to him. Tertius was extremely happy to win the Olympus Recorder as he had used one at his previous firm and had always loved the Olympus brand and the functionality of the device. Being a previous user of the brand Tertius didnt need any introduction to his new Olympus Recorder and was able to start using it the same day. We would like to wish both our lucky winners many years of high quality recording from their respective Olympus Recorders.

SO – one month to go means one more Olympus DS-5500 Digital Voice Recorder to giveaway. For those of you that haven’t already entered please visit the entry page and complete the entry form – DS-5500 Competition

We expect to draw the last winner in this fantastic Olympus competition a little later on this month! Some pictures of the 2 winners:

Margaret Bigby recieving her Olympus DS-5500

Adv. Tertius Steyn receiving his Olympus DS-5500

Olympus Audio Conference 2016

by Wayne Melleon 9 September 2016in Digital Voice Recorders, General, Olympus, Uncategorized No comment

A couple of months ago the Olympus Audio team got together for our annual conference. Traditionally this has been held in Cape Town with our direct sales teams from across the country attending. This year we felt we needed to do something a little different – so we held a client appreciation conference over 3 days in JHB. The first day was an internal conference with our JHB team – a massive thanks to both Ian and Lee from Olympus UK who begrudgingly came out to sunny South Africa to share their valuable insights on the brand and products with us. 🙂

The second day we hosted a dealer appreciation event. The idea was to say thank you to our valued dealer partners for their continued support of the brand. The brief for the day – FUN – so we decided an afternoon of Go-Karting was the way to go!!

Compu-Kart in Edenvale was the host of our afternoon event – what a great venue with very knowledgeable and friendly staff, definitely a venue we would highly recommend and frequent again in the future. We had the use of the full facility for 3 hours and with the rather small amount of people that ended up attending that meant ALOT of “cart” time for each person. As one can imagine, there was plenty banter and lots of fun had by those that attended. For those valued partners that unfortunately couldn’t make it – you certainly missed out 🙂 🙂 BUT we hope to see you all at one of our events in the future. 🙂

A couple pictures to bring back some memories:

Our 3 day event closed off with an end user gathering in our JHB office – users + prospective users of the Olympus brand were invited in to discuss the products, their features and how best they could be used in different industries. This proved to be a fruitful process for both the Olympus staff and our clients and its definitely something we will look at doing a little more of in the future.

A big thanks to everyone that was involved as well as those valuable partners and clients for attending – we look forward to hosting you again in the near future. 🙂

The NEW Olympus LS Pocket Series

by Wayne Melleon 19 July 2016in Digital Voice Recorders, Olympus, Uncategorized No comment

No matter if you are recording the jam sessions of a band, the sounds of nature or an interview, the Olympus LS-P1 and LS-P2 will deliver excellent quality results in virtually any situation. Both models are part of the new Olympus LS Pocket Series uniting superb performance with a compact, stylish design in an extremely robust metal body. Premium directional microphone systems ensure the best quality recordings in better-than-CD Linear PCM 96kHZ/24bit format. The LS-P2 even incorporates a TRESMIC, 3-microphone system for expanded frequency response and also allows the results to be sent to external speakers via Bluetooth. In addition, the LS-P2 includes a convenient Normalization function enabling the levels of recorded files to be subsequently boosted to the optimal distortion-free maximum volume – without the need for any PC or additional software. Both the Olympus LS-P1 and LS-P2 will be available in South Africa in August 2016.

For more details on the devices see below:

Video: Olympus LS Pocket

Web: Olympus LS-P2

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DS-2600 Dragon Bundle

The IDEAL 1031 Trimmer – Perfect for Arts, Crafts & School Projects

Olympus DS-5500 Giveaway

Olympus Audio Conference 2016

The NEW Olympus LS Pocket Series