The Philips Speech Processing Solutions unit presents the SpeechAir-- a voice recorder the company describes as the first deserving the "smart" descriptor through the inclusion of wifi connectivity and a touchscreen.
Described as "the missing link between the worlds of smartphones and dictation recorders," the SpeechAir is a smartphone-style touchscreen device running on Android. It features wifi and Bluetooth connectivity and a camera allowing the scanning of barcodes as well as the quick snapping of photos.
The actual hardware is also fairly tough, with a Gorilla glass display and a shock-proof housing complete with antimicrobial qualities for use in medical environments.
As for the actual recording part of the voice recorder, the SpeechAir features 3 microphone options-- a 360-degree microphones (for meetings and dictations), directional microphone (for ambient-sound environments) and a phone-style microphone for VoIP phone calls. All recordings are encrypted in real time using AES 256-bit security, while the device can be PIN or password protected, the camera locked and network access restricted.
Philips adds the SpeechAir integrates in other workflow solutions, including its own SpeechLive service. It is available now.