Hello readers,

Another week has passed, and that means it’s time for another blog entry looking at one of our new products. Last week, we looked at the Bee-Bot; this week, we’re looking at the Easi-Speak Microphone.

The Easi-Speak Microphone is an attractive, portable and easy-to-use sound recording device. With it, you can record voices, sounds or music on the move without the need to be attached to a PC. It can also playback sounds, so it offers both sound playback and recording functionality. It has a storage capacity of 128mb, allowing up to 4 hours of sound to be recorded in either MP3 or WAV format. The internal battery is charged via USB. It also comes with free Audacity sound editing software.

Easi-Speak is more than just a normal microphone then, and as you can see from the above image, it’s rather more handsome than one too. Since its release, it has won two awards: a Gold Practical Pre-School Award in 2008, and an ERA Award for Innovation in 2009.

Teachers and industry professionals have high praise for Easi-Speak. Danny Nicholson, freelance educational consultant and writer of The Whiteboard Blog, (an excellent site by the way), had this to say about Easi-Speak: ‘They are a really neat bit of kit, and can have a wealth of uses in the classroom. They would be ideal for podcasting – either by putting the files into Audacity first, or taking the MP3 files straight off the Easi-Speak and putting onto your school VLE or uploading to a Podcasting site.’

Science teacher Rob Smith said this about Easi-Speak: ‘I was pleased with the ease of use of the Easi-speak, and the files it created were in a format that can be used by a wide range of software. I can recommend this product for use with children with SEN.’

In addition to the Easi-Speak Microphone itself, we are offering two accessories. The first is the Easi-Speak USB Charging Hub, which allows up to five Easi-Speak Microphones to be recharged via USB, although it can also be used to charge other USB-powered devices. The second is the Easi-Speak Sound Station, which allows sound files to be played back straight from an Easi-Speak Microphone, either via its built-in speakers or with up to six pairs of headphones attached. We’re also offering an Easi-Speak Bundle (pictured above) featuring five Easi-Speak Microphones plus an Easi-Speak USB Charging Hub.

Next week, we’ll be looking at the Easi-View Visualiser, but for now I’ll leave you with this video demonstration of the Easi-Speak Microphone. Thanks for reading.