Hardware

Hardware Links

• CMOS Chips for Speech Specializes in developing, manufacturing and marketing digital audio products for a variety of applications. Based in Taipei, Taiwan with branch offices in the United States and China.
  
• The Headset Guy Plantronics online sales site for noise cancelling and other types of microphones and headsets.
  
• Unusual Mike Supplier Manufactures "Buddy" microphones for speech recognition. Buddy microphones work with palm recorders giving them noise cancellation properties otherwise missing in those units and also with sound cards and USB port to provide noise free sound interface for speech recognition.
  
• Telex Computer Audio Makes (Passive Design) noise cancelling microphones for computer dictation, speech recognition, video conferencing, etc. Site has an interesting paper (1997) on how "noise cancelling" microphones work and a comparison with Andrea (Active Design) products. The new Aria model works at a distance (you don't wear it on your head).
  
• MaxxStream Integrated hardware solution enabling audio to be captured, optimized and broadcast for streaming over the Internet. Hardware provides optimization for all Internet streaming audio applications.
  
• Dialogic Platinum Reseller Offers all Dialogic products at significant discounts.
  
• VXI Corporation A leading manufacturer of precision computer headsets and microphones for voice recognition, internet telephony, speech recognition, call center and multimedia computing applications. VXI's products include Parrott, Iparrott and USB Parrott, Voice It hand held digital recorders and Tuffset.
  
• Handheld Recorder for Dictation Olympus makes the D1000 and the newer D150 Digital Voice Recorders which can be used for off line recording with subsequent transcription by computer using various speech to text software. D150 supported by IBM ViaVoice, Lernout & Hauspie and can be used with Dragon Systems.
  
• The Spy Store, Inc. Digital voice recorders including a 9+ hour unit ($159), a 16 hour USB-connect unit ($359), and a new 20+ hour unit ($229).
  
• The Place for Watson Cards Site buys and sells what some people would refer to as "obsolete" technology - the Voice Cards/Telephony Cards formerly produced by Natural MicroSystems. Why? Because these cards and the software written for them work!
  
• Extell Technology Provides noise robust & low-cost ICs and embedded system solutions for speech recognition.
  
• Palm Recorder Reseller Specializes in digital palm recorders, note takers, organizers and more. Very broad range of products from the very simplest to complete PC linking and Voice-to-text transcription packages. Reviews and comparisons.
  
• Quikscribe Transcription System PC based, digital dictation and transcription software - Win 95, 98, 2000 & NT compatible
  
• Lightweight Headset Microphones Emkay Products manufactures a new line of very light weight headset microphones as well as RF wireless and infrared wireless types.
  
• Andrea Electronics Corporation Makes (Active Design) noise cancellation microphones used in Internet/Intranet, PC voice-computing, telecommunications and military applications. Certified for Windows 95/98. Latest DSDA microphone works at a distance (you don't wear it on your head).
  
• Olympus Reseller Retailer for Olympus DS-150 digital voice recorder. Off line recording offers up to 160 minutes of recording time. Use IBM or L&H to convert documents to text.
  
• Speech Technology Circuit Boards Builds circuits and boards using voice/speech technology. Can make "canned" messages or text-to-speech designs. Boards can be event driven (alarms, push button, etc.)
  
• Microphones.Com Provides latest in speech recognition microphones including USB. Also has short reviews of microphones.
  
• Audio and Video Capture for Win9x Sells a variety of audio, video, streaming media, video, video on demand, media encoding, live broadcast hardware primarily for Microsoft platforms.
  
• Acoustic Magic Makes "far-field" desktop microphone array products for speech recognition and recording in clean and noisy environments.
  
• Voice Synthesizer Chip Set DoubleTalk RC8650 Text to speech / voice synthesizer chip set is low overhead design. Development kit available.