MacSpeech, Inc. Certifies Voice Tracker USB Array Microphone for Use with MacSpeech Dictate

- First Highly Accurate Desktop Microphone To Capture Most Human Voices For
Dictation with MacSpeech Dictate From More Than a Foot Away -
SALEM, N.H.--(Business Wire)--
MacSpeech, Inc. and Acoustic Magic, Inc. today announced the Voice Tracker USB
array microphone is now certified for use with MacSpeech Dictate, the premier
speech recognition solution for the Macintosh.

Now for the first time, the Voice Tracker USB array microphone from Acoustic
Magic can be used with MacSpeech Dictate for voice input and control of the
Macintosh without wearing a headset or requiring the speaker to remain
stationary. The Voice Tracker USB array microphone is available immediately for
US$297 directly from MacSpeech, Inc. at .

"MacSpeech Dictate provides state-of-the-art speech recognition for the
Macintosh," explained Andrew Taylor, founder and CEO of MacSpeech, Inc. "The
Voice Tracker USB provides state-of-the-art array microphone technology. We're
thrilled to offer this high-end, multi-function microphone as an option for a
variety of our customers."

"Acoustic Magic is excited that MacSpeech certified our Voice Tracker USB
microphone for use with MacSpeech Dictate," said Bob Feingold, CEO of Acoustic
Magic, Inc. "This designation allows Macintosh users to dictate and control
their computers hands free and without the burden of wearing a headset. The
Voice Tracker USB is truly a multi-purpose microphone that can pick up the human
voice at ranges of 30 feet for meeting recording, 20 feet for voice control, and
for those who speak clearly more than a foot away for full vocabulary
dictation."

The Voice Tracker USB array microphone provides two-stage noise reduction,
coupled with the sensitivity of eight microphone elements, to give the Voice
Tracker USB outstanding range and sound quality ideal for use with speech
recognition software. The two-stage noise reduction originates with the array
microphone locating the person speaking and, using patented steering technology,
electronically focusing the microphone elements in their direction, creating the
spatial filtering that eliminates sounds and reverberation from other parts of
the room. In addition to spatial filtering, proprietary digital noise reduction
processing removes additional background noise. The combination of these digital
noise reduction algorithms and eight continual-processing microphone elements
together greatly enhance sound quality. The Voice Tracker USB is also the only
array microphone on the market that can scan a full 180 degrees.

MacSpeech Dictate is the only desktop speech recognition solution for the
Macintosh. MacSpeech Dictate provides unprecedented speech recognition accuracy
with minimal training and works with existing Mac applications. MacSpeech
Dictate delivers a truly Mac user experience, and conforms to behaviors already
familiar to Macintosh fans worldwide. Beyond dictation, MacSpeech Dictate lets
people perform basic navigation of their Mac and control it with their voice to
launch applications, open new windows, execute menu commands, etc.

Compatibility and Availability

The Voice Tracker USB array microphone from Acoustic Magic, Inc. is available
today for use with MacSpeech Dictate and ships with the requisite USB adapter.
MacSpeech Dictate requires Intel-based Macintosh hardware and requires Mac OS X
10.4.11 or Mac OS X 10.5.2 and higher.

Current owners of the Voice Tracker USB array microphone can incorporate their
microphone with MacSpeech Dictate today. New orders of MacSpeech Dictate with
the Voice Tracker USB array microphone option are available immediately directly
from MacSpeech, only in the U.S. and U.K. In the United States, MacSpeech
Dictate with Voice Tracker USB is priced at US $439, and the Voice Tracker USB
alone is priced at US$297. In the U.K. MacSpeech Dictate with Voice Tracker USB
is priced at £419.95 and the Voice Tracker USB alone is priced at £279.95.
Orders from all other countries are subject to significant additional customs
and shipping charges.

Orders can be placed immediately at in the U.S., at
in the U.K.

About Acoustic Magic, Inc

Acoustic Magic, Inc. manufactures the Voice Tracker desktop array microphone
that has found application in automatic speech recognition, meeting and lecture
recording, VoIP and conventional teleconferencing, voice control for home
automation, and security surveillance. Further information about Acoustic Magic
and the Voice Tracker array microphone can be found at
.

About MacSpeech, Inc.

MacSpeech, a Mac-only company dedicated to producing the finest speech products
for Macintosh, celebrated its ten-year anniversary throughout 2007. Further
information on MacSpeech can be found at .

MacSpeech Dictate and iListen are trademarks, and MacSpeech is a registered
trademark of MacSpeech, Inc. Voice Tracker is a trademark of Acoustic Magic,
Inc.Mac OS X is a registered trademark of Apple, Inc.All other company name or
product names may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

MacSpeech, Inc.
Naomi Pearce, 510-528-0824
pr@macspeech.com

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