Sony is aiming to make it easier to remember all of those little details with a new line of digital voice recorders designed for, consumers, professionals, and academics. At only one-half inch thick, the Sony ICD-SX57DR9 boasts a slim, light aluminum body, making it easy to take with you to the office or on the road--and the record and pause controls are located on the side of the unit for easy operation. It also has 128MB³ of Flash Memory⁵ available on the integrated circuit chip which may be recorded over and used again.

Some key features of the ICD-SX57DR9 include:

• PC Compatible via USB (Cable Included): Easily transfer audio files to the computer for processing and archiving.
• Digital Voice Up and VOR (Voice Operated Recording) Functions: Increases the volume of the person speaking when recorded at a distance from the unit.
• Digital Pitch Control: Recordings can be heard at slower than normal speeds without distortion to facilitate transcribing or editing, or faster than normal to move quickly to a desired portion.
• Recording Monitor Function: You can listen to the recording level by using headphones while unit is recording and adjust accordingly.
• STLP Recording Mode: Up to 11 Hrs 15 Minutes² Recording Time--Offers longer recording time while maintaining 2-channel recording for improved sound quality.
• MP3 Playback:⁴ Playback unsecured MP3 files by dragging and dropping files right into the MP3 folder on the device. Pre-recorded sound can also be converted to MP3 or WAV file formats with the included Digital Voice Editor 3.0 Software.

The Sony ICD-SX57DR9 also includes Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred Voice to Print Software so you can easily convert your voice files to text.

About Dragon NaturallySpeaking Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 Recorder Edition supports dictation using Sony PC compatible digital voice recorders. It links directly with Sony’s Digital Voice Editor version 3.0 software, which comes with new PC-compatible digital voice recorders.

Both pieces of software work together to provide an easy way to convert voice to text. In Dragon NaturallySpeaking, the Natural Punctuation feature automatically inserts commas and periods where needed and eliminates those awkward "ums" and "ahs."

The Dictation Playback feature plays the original recorded voice when reviewing the document, and the Performance Optimizer improves voice recognition. A new feature using the new Digital Voice Editor version 3.0, recorded sound can be easily converted into the universal WAV or MP3 formats for podcasting.

The ICD-SX57DR9 recorder comes equipped with rechargeable batteries and a USB docking station. It automatically recharges the batteries when connected to the PC and simplifies the process of transferring recordings.