Philips SpeechMike Premium Receives Top Ratings for Best Desktop Microphones

Latest device in the industry leading dictation microphone line continues to be recognized for superior recording quality and speech recognition integration

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Speech Processing Solutions, the market leader in professional dictation systems, today announced that the Philips SpeechMike Premium has been recognized as the best desktop dictation microphone on the market by several key voice technology industry companies and leaders. The device, with special features for speech recognition, was developed to enhance the user’s dictation experience, especially in healthcare environments.

“This future-proof microphone provides professionals in a variety of settings with the tools to record dictations quickly and effectively, along with superior recording results, which all add up to help improve workflow.”

Recent accolades for SpeechMike Premium included a perfect score of six Dragons in Nuance’s annual compatibility report, which provides information about how well dictation devices integrate with Dragon Naturally Speaking speech recognition software. The review cited superior voice recognition accuracy, along with advanced microphone quality and clarity for the high rating.

The SpeechMike Premium leverages a number of cutting-edge features to enhance the desktop recording activities of professional users. The precision microphone is decoupled from the device and has a unique microphone grill for absolutely clear sound pick-up, even in the noisiest environments. The device also features the world’s first integrated motion sensor in a USB microphone, which allows users to automatically pause the recording when the microphone is put down.

Other notable features that SpeechMike Premium users have highly rated include:

• An ergonomic, antimicrobial design which makes it ideal for healthcare users, especially in busy, crowded emergency departments.
• Microphone that provides excellent acoustics minimizes background noise and reduces sound distortion.
• Highly efficient, trendsetting technology that makes the device easy to integrate into a variety of environments.

“Industry leaders continue to search for products that will enable efficient work habits and their recognition of the SpeechMike Premium proves that it is the leader in desktop dictation microphones,” said Thomas Brauner, president and CEO of Speech Processing Solutions. “This future-proof microphone provides professionals in a variety of settings with the tools to record dictations quickly and effectively, along with superior recording results, which all add up to help improve workflow.”

The latest models of the entire SpeechMike line are now available. To find out more about the Philips SpeechMike Premium and other Speech Processing Solutions products visit www.philips.com/dictation.

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About Speech Processing Solutions

For more than 50 years, Speech Processing Solutions has been the driving force in delivering dictation and speech technologies to users around the world. With its headquarters and production center located in Vienna, Austria, Speech Processing Solutions is the world leader in professional digital and analogue dictation solutions. From office-based desktop dictation to mobile dictation, from conference recording to entire workflow solutions with the SpeechExec software family, our Philips products support every imaginable scenario. Revolutionary digital dictation products, such as the Philips SpeechMike, the Philips Digital Pocket Memo with Voice Commands, and the Barcode Module are helping professionals to work more efficiently every day, in the easiest possible manner. For more information, visit: www.philips.com/dictation.