Sony joins 1,000-hour recording club with IDC-UX300
By Vlad Savov 
posted November 23rd 2009 6:08AM
posted November 23rd 2009 6:08AM
Colourful new flash memory voice recorders with MP3
23 November 2009
New 3-in-1 digital voice recorders from Sony offer colourful styling with MP3 capability and USB storage
· Crisp, clear stereo speech recording
· Super-long record time up to 1072 hours (UX300 in LP mode)
· Easy operation with large, informative 5-line display
· Quick, easy drag-and-drop PC file transfers with USB connector protected by slider
· MP3 music player with supplied headphones
· Long battery life up to 15 hours record / 83 hours playback time
· Compatible with both Windows and Macintosh
Now you'll never be lost for words. Capturing interviews, meetings, lectures or simple voice notes has never been easier with the latest generation of colourful new digital voice recorders by Sony.
Slipping effortlessly into a pocket or slim bag, the stylish ICD-UX200 and ICD-UX300F weigh less than your mobile phone (48g). Despite their compact size, they're packed with handy features to help you capture, store and manage brilliantly clear voice recordings with ease.
The huge 4GB flash memory inside the ICD-UX300F can store more than 1,000 hours of audio (in LP mode): enough for more than a month's worth of non-stop voice recordings. And that's just the start. With all that storage space and a handy USB connector built-in, the tiny UX200 and UX300F are also a great way to store, back-up and transfer PC files while you're on the move.
If you need some entertainment while you're on the move, you can also listen to your favourite tracks on the built-in MP3 music player, either via the built-in speaker or using the supplied in-ear headphones.
High quality digital voice recordings are captured in stereo as MP3 files. A switchable noise cut function and low cut filter reduce distracting background noise, ensuring maximum intelligibility.
Voice playback via the on-board speaker is equally crisp and clear. 21-step digital playback speed control makes it easier to hear exactly what's been said without distortion when you're transcribing that lecture, seminar or interview.
Extra-long battery life lets you keep talking – and listening – for longer without running out of power. With an alkaline battery, recording time stretches up to 15 hours (in LP mode), while playback extends to a massive 83 hours - more than enough to hear that series of lecture notes.
Managing recordings is supremely convenient, thanks to the generously-sized LCD with easy-to-read 5-line display. Recordings can be sorted into five message folders, making it easy to track down the right file when you've got lots of different memos or interviews to keep track of. For extra convenience, recordings can be managed and edited with Divide/Erase/Select and Move to folder functions.
Simple drag-and-drop file support makes it quick and easy to transfer voice recordings, PC files and music tracks directly to your computer. The recorder's slide-out USB connector is protected by a handy sliding cover, so there's no danger of losing the cap while you're travelling.
The ICD-UX200 (2GB) is available in a choice of black, silver, pink and red finishes. The ICD-UX300 (4GB) is available in black or red finishes. Available in black, the ICD-UX300F (4GB) also features an FM tuner, allowing you to listen to your favourite radio programmes while you're on the move.
The ICD-UX200, UX300 and UX300F digital voice recorders are available from December 2009.
23 November 2009
New 3-in-1 digital voice recorders from Sony offer colourful styling with MP3 capability and USB storage
· Crisp, clear stereo speech recording
· Super-long record time up to 1072 hours (UX300 in LP mode)
· Easy operation with large, informative 5-line display
· Quick, easy drag-and-drop PC file transfers with USB connector protected by slider
· MP3 music player with supplied headphones
· Long battery life up to 15 hours record / 83 hours playback time
· Compatible with both Windows and Macintosh
Now you'll never be lost for words. Capturing interviews, meetings, lectures or simple voice notes has never been easier with the latest generation of colourful new digital voice recorders by Sony.
Slipping effortlessly into a pocket or slim bag, the stylish ICD-UX200 and ICD-UX300F weigh less than your mobile phone (48g). Despite their compact size, they're packed with handy features to help you capture, store and manage brilliantly clear voice recordings with ease.
The huge 4GB flash memory inside the ICD-UX300F can store more than 1,000 hours of audio (in LP mode): enough for more than a month's worth of non-stop voice recordings. And that's just the start. With all that storage space and a handy USB connector built-in, the tiny UX200 and UX300F are also a great way to store, back-up and transfer PC files while you're on the move.
If you need some entertainment while you're on the move, you can also listen to your favourite tracks on the built-in MP3 music player, either via the built-in speaker or using the supplied in-ear headphones.
High quality digital voice recordings are captured in stereo as MP3 files. A switchable noise cut function and low cut filter reduce distracting background noise, ensuring maximum intelligibility.
Voice playback via the on-board speaker is equally crisp and clear. 21-step digital playback speed control makes it easier to hear exactly what's been said without distortion when you're transcribing that lecture, seminar or interview.
Extra-long battery life lets you keep talking – and listening – for longer without running out of power. With an alkaline battery, recording time stretches up to 15 hours (in LP mode), while playback extends to a massive 83 hours - more than enough to hear that series of lecture notes.
Managing recordings is supremely convenient, thanks to the generously-sized LCD with easy-to-read 5-line display. Recordings can be sorted into five message folders, making it easy to track down the right file when you've got lots of different memos or interviews to keep track of. For extra convenience, recordings can be managed and edited with Divide/Erase/Select and Move to folder functions.
Simple drag-and-drop file support makes it quick and easy to transfer voice recordings, PC files and music tracks directly to your computer. The recorder's slide-out USB connector is protected by a handy sliding cover, so there's no danger of losing the cap while you're travelling.
The ICD-UX200 (2GB) is available in a choice of black, silver, pink and red finishes. The ICD-UX300 (4GB) is available in black or red finishes. Available in black, the ICD-UX300F (4GB) also features an FM tuner, allowing you to listen to your favourite radio programmes while you're on the move.
The ICD-UX200, UX300 and UX300F digital voice recorders are available from December 2009.
I've been looking for a reason to upgrade from my DS-40 and I might jump on. I like that it has a usb dongle attached to the device as well. Olympus really dominates the market though.
The big question is, what is the price and is it worth the money compared to other similarly featured recorders?
I've been looking for a reason that these things aren't simply equipped with a MEMORY CARD SLOT so that the user can...er...dictate the capacity they need for the features they want.
The consumer is in no way helped by the vast majority of voice recorders being gimped so.
While this is something that erks me and generally a tiny bump from 512mb to 1gb is a massive increase in cost to the consumer with these devices I find my DS-40 to have plenty of space for the highest quality recording in stereo. It gets more than enough hours in to cover over half the day. I usually always back up important meetings and lectures when I'm at my computer anyway and delete them off my recorder and clean up the audio then put em on my Zune for playback later.
What's the point of 1,000 hours of recording if the batteries die after 15? And why can't they slap a micro SD slot in?
Obviously flash retains the info as you recharge or put in new batteries and you can continue gathering your thought and dictations.
Why have a 48 hours of music on an iPod when the battery will only last 5 hours?
Sorry, but what an awful question.
And, if Sony can't put a slot for its antiquated Memory Stick in it, then neither will every other memory card! Muhahahahahahaha!
Keyword: antiquated
I've used a Sony UX70 for a few years. What's been great about the models since the UX70 is that they're instant-on. The UX70 needs 15 seconds or so when it boots. Great device, though.
No reason for me to upgrade, but the UX70 is still working well. Still, if you're choosing between a used/old UX70-era Sony and one of the new ones, those 15 seconds can be an eternity when you're trying to capture something immediate.
I thought it was an MP3 player lol, would be cool though. :D
Cool. You can record your own logs like star trek. lol. "Captain's Log. Stardate 1127.2009...." haha