Most retailers I've checked with won't be stocking this recorder until
the end of June.
Know of any that are currently shipping?
oryoki2000 wrote:
>
> The intriguing Pocketrak 2G is available now from retailers in USA.
> Typical price is $350. Here's a link to Yamaha's web page about the
> product:
>
> http://www.yamahasynth.com/products/pocketrak/index.html
> <http://www.yamahasynth.com/products/pocketrak/index.html>
>
> Stephanie Wingfield has posted a few sound samples on her website:
>
> http://www.wingfieldaudio.com/portable-recorder-sound-samples.html
> <http://www.wingfieldaudio.com/portable-recorder-sound-samples.html>
>
> The links to Pocketrak 2G recordings are halfway down the page.
>
> No, the Pocketrak is not a replacement for your Sound Devices 702.
> It's a pocket size "point and shoot" recorder that is small enough
> that you'll carry it with you without a second thought. It's for
> recording field notes, and capturing delightful samples of audio that
> appear unexpectedly.
>
> The Pocketrak is the smallest and lightest WAV recorder I've seen to
> date, only 49 grams (1.75 oz) including battery. Stick out your index
> and middle fingers -- the Pocketrak is about the same size!
>
> The Pocketrak was developed by Sanyo. Yamaha must have purchased
> marketing rights for North America. In Japan, the recorder is called
> the Sanyo Diply Talk ICR-PS285RM.
>
> One weakness of the Pocketrak is that there is no provision for a
> removable flash memory card. The "2G" refers to the Pocketrak's 2 GB
> of built in flash memory. So you're limited to recording about 3
> hours of stereo 16/44.1 files.
>
> In Japan, an 8 GB model is available. It's called the Sanyo Diply
> Talk ICR-PS390RM, price about $400. Maybe Yamaha will import this
> model as well.
>
> The Pocketrak 2G is supposed to be able to record WAV files for 9
> hours, powered by a single AAA cell -- amazing! The Pocketrak is
> shipped with a rechargeable AAA unit, made by Sanyo, naturally.
>
> It occurs to me that the appearance of the Sanyo Diply Talk WAV
> recorder in Winter 2007 may have prompted Olympus to develop the
> LS-10. Olympus, Sony and Sanyo compete in the market for executive
> pocket dictation equipment.
>
> --oryoki
>
>
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