Posted: Feb 06, 2010 Topic Views : 118 Post subject: Olympus Intro DM Series Digital Audio Devices
Olympus Intro DM Series Digital Audio Devices
Olympus has recently launched its latest digital audio devices to DM series.The new models are Olympus DM-4 and Olympus DM-2 with large color LCDs and easy-to-navigate menus.Olympus DM-4 digital audio device has 8GB and Olympus DM-2 digital audio device has 4GB of internal memory.The main features of these devices are audio recording, editing and playback of music, audio books and textbooks and podcasts.Olympus DM-4 digital audio device is capable to voice recognition and Text to Speech functions that are a DAISY Player certified by Daisy Consortium.Olympus DM-4 and Olympus DM-2 digital audio devices are built-in stereo microphones for audio recording, Voice Guidance and a microSD/SDHC card slot (up to 16GB).
Olympus DM-4 and Olympus DM-2 also support formats like PCM, MP3, WMA audio files.Olympus DM-4 and Olympus DM-2, both are equipped with USB 2.0 high-speed connection and a rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery with enabling up to 20 hours of operation.The color of Olympus DM-4 is black and the color of Olympus DM-2 is silver.Both the digital audio devices will be available by June 2010.Olympus DM-4 is priced at US $299.99 and Olympus DM-2 is priced at US $249.99.
I dunno, for $300, why not just get an iPod or a Zune? What differentiates this product? I just don't see a consumer benefiting from this almost 1980s styled prodcut.