Pasadena, CA June 15, 2004 – Trio Systems LLC, a leading developer of Windows recording software has Certified the Voice Tracker™ Array Microphone for use with their SoniClear MeetingPro product line.

SoniClear MeetingPro software digitally records board meetings, government meetings, lectures, and other meetings on any Windows computer. When recording in noisy environments, background noise from video projectors, air conditioning, and traffic can obscure softer voices and people speaking far from the microphone. This can make it difficult to hear exactly what was said. Using the Voice Tracker™ with SoniClear MeetingPro solves this problem, resulting in improved recordings and easy transcription of detailed minutes.

The Voice Tracker™ locates a talker and electronically steers a “listening beam,” like an acoustic searchlight, in that direction. This creates spatial filtering; sounds from other parts of the room are not picked up. In addition, digital noise reduction processing removes background noise. This two-stage noise reduction, coupled with the sensitivity of eight microphone elements, gives the Voice Tracker™ outstanding range and sound quality.

According to Alan Bartholomew, President of Trio Systems, the Voice Tracker™ Array’s automatic directional pickup and noise reduction make it ideally suited to recording meetings. “In our testing, we found the Voice Tracker™ made it possible to accurately capture speaking in noisy meeting rooms, even with people speaking ten or twenty feet away”, commented Bartholomew. “Rather than installing an expensive sound system with a microphone for each person, Voice Tracker™ is a simple and cost effective solution.”

“We believe that our Voice Tracker™ intelligent array microphone is useful for meeting and deposition recording because it scans a full 180 degree field of view and can even pick up speech from behind,” said Bob Feingold, CEO of Acoustic Magic.

SoniClear MeetingPro is available in three versions. MeetingPro Assistant makes it easy to research meetings and to quickly transcribe accurate meeting minutes. MeetingPro Gov and MeetingPro Enterprise have additional features for sharing recordings on CD, over a local area network, and through the Internet. All three versions of MeetingPro have been updated to work specifically with the Voice Tracker™ microphone. In keeping with the ease-of-use of the software, MeetingPro automatically detects that the Voice Tracker™ has been plugged in and records from it. The user does not need to make any configuration changes for this to work correctly.

About Trio Systems LLC. Founded in 1978, Trio Systems LLC is a leading provider of recording software and software development components. The company’s product offerings include audio recording and streaming software, and embedded database software components for use in small businesses, local governments, education and retail channels. Trio Systems is a privately held company. For additional information about the SoniClear product line, see www.soniclear.com or contact Alan Bartholomew (alan@triosystems.com, or 626-584-9706).

About Acoustic Magic, Inc. Acoustic Magic, Inc., located in the Boston suburbs, manufactures a desktop microphone that has found application in speech recognition, meeting and transcription recording, VoIP and conventional teleconferencing, voice control for home automation, and security surveillance. The Voice Tracker™ Array microphone has been Certified by Dragon and ViaVoice speech recognition software, HomeSeer Home Automation software, as well as WinScribe dictation recording software. For additional information, visit www.Acoustic Magic.com or Contact Us Here.

Sudbury, MA May 4, 2004 – Finding a microphone that can pick up all the talkers in a large meeting room, or classroom, while suppressing background noise so the conversation can be heard at the far end, is a challenge. Often, conferencing systems employ extension or satellite microphones, which are expensive and take up table space.

Broadcast International has found the solution in the Voice Tracker™ desktop array microphone, and selected it to be an integral part of their new, unique high performance video conferencing systems.

John Wilkinson, Vice President of Technology for Broadcast International states “we wanted a microphone that would match our full screen high quality video (up to 30 frames per sec). We choose the Voice Tracker™ array desktop microphone because its signal to noise ratio is so good it can cover the entire room. Its exceptional intelligent array technology and excellent signal to noise ratio provides us superior audio results.”

According to Bob Feingold, founder of Acoustic Magic, Inc., “users like the Voice Tracker™ for conferencing applications because, as a single microphone, it is cost effective and can free up table space.” Users sometimes mount the Voice Tracker™ on the ceiling, further reducing table clutter and installation cost.

The Voice Tracker™ array microphone locates a talker and electronically steers a “listening beam,” like an acoustic searchlight, in that direction. This creates spatial filtering; sounds from other parts of the room are not picked up. In addition, the Voice Tracker™ removes “stationary” background noise with digital noise reduction algorithms. This two-stage noise reduction, coupled with increased sensitivity since the Voice Tracker’s eight microphone elements are used continuously and constructively, give the Voice Tracker™ outstanding range and sound quality.

About Broadcast International. Broadcast International is a leading provider of video-powered business solutions, including IP and digital satellite, Internet streaming, and other types of wired/wireless network distribution. The INTERACT™ video conferencing system employs the CodecSys™ System, a patent-pending technology that creates excellent quality video and audio transmission at a fraction of the bandwidth than has been traditionally required. CodecSys™ employs real-time intelligence systems to dynamically change codec settings and/or codecs – on the fly – on a scene-by-scene basis. CodecSys™ provides the highest quality in full-screen, full-motion video at the lowest possible bandwidths. Broadcast International was founded in 1984 and is a public company (OTC Bulletin Board: BCST) headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT. For more information, visit www.brin.com or call 801-562-2252.

About Acoustic Magic, Inc. Acoustic Magic, Inc., located near Boston, manufactures a desktop microphone for application in speech recognition, meeting and transcription recording, VoIP and conventional teleconferencing, voice control for home automation, and security surveillance. The Voice Tracker™ Array microphone has been Certified by Dragon and ViaVoice speech recognition software, HomeSeer Home Automation software, as well as WinScribe and TranscriptionGear dictation recording software. For additional information visit www.Acoustic Magic.com or Contact Us Here.

Sudbury, MA, April 27, 2004 – TranscriptionGear.com, an Ohio-based on-line retailer of dictation and transcription products, has tested and “Certified” the Voice Tracker™ array microphone from Acoustic Magic, the first in a new Class of microphones that, together with software from TranscriptionGear.com, will extend applications in digital recording and speech recognition.

Kris Wilson, CEO of TranscriptionGear.com, states, “We are excited about the combination of the Voice Tracker™ with our GearDictate recording Software. It will be very helpful for hands-free and headset-free dictation applications. Because the Voice Tracker’s long effective range, it enables quality recording in large areas like boardrooms, courtrooms, operating theaters, etc.”

Enclosed in a sleek charcoal gray casing, the Voice Tracker™ fits unobtrusively under a computer monitor, or on a shelf or table. Its unique technology locates a talker, and electronically steers a “listening beam”, like an acoustic searchlight, in that direction. This creates spatial filtering; sounds from other parts of the room are not picked up. In addition, digital noise reduction algorithms remove constant background noise. This two-stage noise reduction, coupled with increased sensitivity since the Voice Tracker’s eight microphone elements are used continuously and constructively, give the Voice Tracker™ outstanding range and sound quality.

According to Bob Feingold, CEO of Acoustic Magic, “The Voice Tracker™ has been used to record meetings, depositions, interrogations, etc. in small offices or conference rooms of 25 feet or more. In some cases, it has been mounted on the ceiling, freeing table space”.

The Voice Tracker™ is the only array microphone on the market that can scan a full 180 degrees, and it can steer from one talker to the next in a few milliseconds. The Voice Tracker™ can be connected directly to a handheld recorder, and to a PC through the sound card, or through the USB port (with an optional USB adapter).

About TranscriptionGear.com. TranscriptionGear.com is an on-line superstore featuring everything dictation and transcription for the healthcare, legal, insurance, public safety, and general business marketplace. In addition to featuring all major manufacturers, TranscriptionGear.com offers a complete line of Gear™ software products to assist users in the PC-based capture and distribution of dictation. For additional information, contact www.TranscriptionGear.com at 888-834-2392 or visit www.TranscriptionGear.com.

About Acoustic Magic, Inc. Acoustic Magic, located just outside of Boston, is a privately held company founded in 2000 specializing in array microphones. Acoustic Magic’s Voice Tracker™ utilizes exclusive technology developed in cooperation with Brown University. For additional information, visit www.Acoustic Magic.com or Contact Us Here.

CONYERS, GA March 5, 2004 – GeckoSystems Inc., a leading developer of mobile robot solutions has Certified the Voice Tracker™ Array Microphone for use with its CareBot™ Mobile Service Robots (MSRs).

According to Martin Spencer, CEO of GeckoSystems, the combination of the Voice Tracker™ Array’s long effective range and the robustness of the GeckoChat™ verbal interaction package enables not only verbal command and control but also surrogate short-term memory assistance such as a verbal reminder for timely medication regimens and other appointments. As part of the Certification process, GeckoSystems tested the Voice Tracker™ Array at ranges of up to fifteen feet in environments with low noise and up to six feet in environments with high noise, while the MSR automatically self-navigated. GeckoSystems is completing the final stages for delivering an MSR platform to home healthcare (telemedicine) markets.

“We believe that our Voice Tracker™ intelligent array microphone is useful for robotics command and control because it scans a full 180 degree field of view in front of the robot, and can even pickup speech from behind,” said Bob Feingold, CEO of Acoustic Magic.

The Voice Tracker locates a talker and electronically steers a “listening beam,” like an acoustic searchlight, in that direction. This creates spatial filtering; sounds from other parts of the room are not picked up. In addition, constant background noise is removed by digital noise reduction algorithms. This two-stage noise reduction, coupled with increased sensitivity since the Voice Tracker’s eight microphone elements are used continuously and constructively, give the Voice Tracker™ outstanding range and sound quality. Mr. Spencer stated, “We are very pleased with this contemporary solution to our verbal interaction system’s need for clarity for robust voice recognition.”

About GeckoSystems, Inc. GeckoSystems, Inc. (GSI) is a leading developer of mobile robot solutions based in Conyers (Atlanta metro), Georgia, specializing in supplying service robots that autonomously navigate home, office, or place of business facilities without human assistance. GSI’s products readily address mobile monitoring needs for: Law Enforcement & Security (Homeland Security), Professional Healthcare (telemedicine), and Consumer (family care, home security). For additional information, see www.GeckoSystems.com or contact Martin Spencer (MSpencer@GeckoSystems.com), or 678 413 9236.

About Acoustic Magic, Inc. Acoustic Magic, Inc., located in the Boston suburbs, manufactures a desktop microphone that has found application in speech recognition, meeting and transcription recording, VoIP and conventional teleconferencing, and voice control for home automation. The Voice Trackertm Array microphone has been Certified by Dragon and ViaVoice speech recognition software, HomeSeer Home Automation software, as well as WinScribe dictation recording software. For additional information, visit www.Acoustic Magic.com or Contact Us Here.

SUDBURY, MA February 4, 2004 – Digital dictation, for later transcription, has the potential to make data entry into electronic medical reporting systems much more efficient.

However, many medical organizations have been reluctant to use digital dictation because systems require use of either a headset or handheld microphone for sufficient recognition accuracy. Some transcribers may feel unreasonably tethered by a headset and inconvenienced if they get up from the computer frequently. A handheld microphone can be a problem if the user needs to hold charts.

Marshfield Clinic has found a solution for at least 12 of its transcribers who now use the Voice Tracker™ array desktop microphone, replacing their headset or handheld microphone.

The Marshfield Clinic system provides patient care, research and education with 41 locations in northern, central, eastern and western Wisconsin, making it one of the largest comprehensive medical systems in the United States.

Chuck Heiting, Marshfield Clinic Information Systems Administration and Planning manager, noted that if the end-user is comfortable with a headset that is the best solution since “accuracy will always be best with a headset. “However,” he added, “in reasonably quiet environments, the Voice Tracker™ array microphone’s accuracy is nearly the same.”

According to Bob Feingold, founder of Acoustic Magic, Inc., the Voice Tracker™ is the first desktop microphone that is effective in long-range recording because it combines two levels of noise reduction with a wide field of view.

The Voice Tracker™ locates a talker and electronically steers a “listening beam,” like an acoustic searchlight, in that direction. This creates spatial filtering; sounds from other parts of the room are not picked up. In addition, constant background noise is removed by digital noise reduction algorithms. This two-stage noise reduction, coupled with increased sensitivity since the Voice Tracker’s eight microphone elements are used continuously and constructively, give the Voice Tracker™ outstanding range and sound quality.

The Voice Tracker™ can be connected to a PC through the sound card, or through the USB port using the optional USB adapter.

The Voice Tracker™ has been certified for use with WinScribe for digital recording for later transcription as well as Dragon and ViaVoice for direct speech recognition. More product detail is available at www.Acoustic Magic.com.

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SUDBURY, Mass., June19, 2003 – SpeechStudio, the leading provider of toolsets for developing, testing and delivering speech recognition in Windows applications, and Acoustic Magic, the leading supplier of desktop array microphones, have agreed to work together on products to accelerate hands-free computing.

Stephen Zeigler, CEO of SpeechStudio, states, “Our customers want to help people with busy hands and eyes: doctors, soldiers, housewives, scientists, even CEOs. The Voice Tracker™ Array Microphone is a breakthrough for Voice Control because it is effective both when the user is engaged at a desk, or is far from the keyboard. Its ability to follow the talker throughout the room is unique.”

According to Bob Feingold, CEO of Acoustic Magic, “SpeechStudio is ‘tuning’ its software to optimize recognition through an array microphone. High accuracy, combined with Speech Studio’s fundamental understanding of the architecture required for Voice Control, will accelerate the development of products for this market.”

About SpeechStudio Inc. (www.SpeechStudio.com). SpeechStudio Inc. provides software tools to simplify and speed the integration, refinement, and testing of speech recognition and telephony for PC applications. SpeechStudio’s tools support both telephony-style and workstation-style modalities . SpeechStudio Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and has been selling its SpeechStudio Suite and complementary product lines since 2000. The company is privately financed, and based in Portland, Oregon.

About Acoustic Magic, Inc. (www.Acoustic Magic.com). Acoustic Magic, located just outside Boston, has developed the patented Voice Tracker™ Array microphone, which it has been selling since February 2002. Visit www.Acoustic Magic.com or Contact Us Here.

Enclosed in a sleek charcoal gray casing, the Voice Tracker™ fits unobtrusively under a computer monitor. Its unique technology locates a talker, and electronically steers a “listening beam”, like an acoustic searchlight, in that direction. This creates spatial filtering; sounds from other parts of the room are not picked up. This noise reduction, coupled with increased sensitivity since the Voice Tracker’s eight microphone elements are utilized continuously and constructively, give the Voice Tracker™ outstanding range and sound quality.

The Voice Tracker™ is the only array microphone certified by both Scansoft (for use with NaturallySpeaking) and IBM (for use with ViaVoice). It is the only array microphone on the market that can scan a full 180 degrees. The Voice Tracker™ can be connected to a PC through the sound card, or through the USB port (with an optional USB adapter).

SUDBURY, Mass., April 1 – The Voice Tracker™ farfield array microphone is being used by customers of Centra Software (NASDAQ: CTRA), a leading provider of application software and services for real-time enterprise collaboration (RTEC), to replace headsets and facilitate more comfortable VoIP conferencing & collaboration.

“Centra has tested the Voice Tracker™ and it works well,” said John Walsh, Vice President of Product Development for Centra Software. “It can be an effective alternative for certain people that don’t want to use a headset, or for companies that want to have a group of people together in a room participating in a live, online conference or meeting, without using headsets.”

According to Bob Feingold, Founder of Acoustic Magic, Inc., The Voice Tracker™ is effective in VoIP conferencing for two reasons. First, the Voice Tracker’s spatial filtering and wide field of view enables long-range pickup, covering large conference rooms. Second, its Location Dependant Squelch (LDS) feature eliminates the echo to the far end that normally occurs with conventional far field microphones.

Enclosed in a sleek charcoal gray casing, the Voice Tracker™ fits unobtrusively under a computer monitor, or on a shelf or table. Its unique technology locates a talker, and electronically steers a “listening beam”, like an acoustic searchlight, in that direction. This creates spatial filtering; sounds from other parts of the room are not picked up. This noise reduction, coupled with increased sensitivity since the Voice Tracker’s eight microphone elements are utilized continuously and constructively, give the Voice Tracker™ outstanding range and sound quality.

Since the Voice Tracker™ knows the location of the talker, its processor can be instructed to ignore sounds coming from outside a specified Field of View. In the LDS mode, the Voice Tracker™ detects pauses in the conversation and turns off the microphone. The Voice Tracker™ will turn on again as soon as it hears sounds from within the field of view. If the speakers are placed to the side of the microphone (as they normally are), sounds from the speakers will be outside the Field of View and will not turn on the microphone. Therefore the microphone does not pick up the talker from the other end of the line, and there is no echo.

The Voice Tracker™ can steer from one talker to the next in a few milliseconds. The Voice Tracker™ can be connected to a PC through the sound card, or through the USB port (with an optional USB adapter). More product detail is available at //www.AcousticMgaic.com.

About Acoustic Magic, Inc. Acoustic Magic, located in the Boston suburbs, is a privately held company founded in 2000. Its microphones have been used for Speech Recognition (the Voice Trackertm is certified by IBM for ViaVoice and Scansoft for Dragon NaturallySpeaking) and transcription recording applications. For additional information, visit www.Acoustic Magic.com or Contact Us Here.

Auckland, NZ, October 21 – WinScribe has tested and “Certified” the Voice Tracker array microphone from Acoustic Magic, the first in a new Class of microphones that, together with SW from WinScribe, will extend applications in digital recording and speech recognition.

Dale Matravers, WinScribe’s International Business Development Manager states: “We are excited about the combination of the Voice Tracker™ with our recording SW for two reasons. First, the Voice Tracker™ enables hands-free or headset free dictation; and second, because the Voice Tracker’s long effective range, it enables quality recording in large areas like boardrooms, courtrooms, operating theaters, etc.”

Enclosed in a sleek charcoal gray casing, the Voice Tracker™ fits unobtrusively under a computer monitor, or on a shelf or table. Its unique technology locates a talker, and electronically steers a “listening beam”, like an acoustic searchlight, in that direction. This creates spatial filtering; sounds from other parts of the room are not picked up. This noise reduction, coupled with increased sensitivity since the Voice Tracker’s eight microphone elements are utilized continuously and constructively, give the Voice Tracker™ outstanding range and sound quality.

According to Bob Feingold, CEO of Acoustic Magic, “a measure of the Voice Tracker’s effectiveness at long range is the fact that voice control has been demonstrated in 22 ft X 17 ft rooms, even with the TV on!”

The Voice Tracker™ is the only array microphone certified by both Scansoft (for use with NaturallySpeaking) and IBM (for use with ViaVoice). It is the only array microphone on the market that can scan a full 180 degrees, and it can steer from one talker to the next in a few milliseconds. The Voice Tracker™ can be connected to a PC through the sound card, or through the USB port (with an optional USB adapter). More product detail is available at //www.Acoustic Magic.com.

About WinScribe, Ltd. WinScribe is a technology that allows the user (author) to record (dictate) and create a document or report simply by speaking into a telephone/cellular phone, personal computer, handheld digital device / PDA or legacy input device and have it intelligently routed or delivered electronically to a transcriptionist over a Local Area Network, Wide Area Network (LAN/WAN), the Internet or telephone network. For additional information, contact Dale Matravers (dmatravers@winscribe.com), US Toll Free 1866 WinScribe x829 or visit //www.WinScribe.com.

About Acoustic Magic, Inc. Acoustic Magic, located in the Boston suburbs, is a privately held company founded in 2000. The array technology used in the Voice Tracker™ was developed at Brown University and is exclusively licensed by Acoustic Magic. For additional information, visit www.Acoustic Magic.com or Contact Us Here.

SUDBURY, Mass., September 28 – HomeSeer Technologies LLC has begun marketing the Voice Tracker™ Microphone, which enables voice interaction with HomeSeer’s home automation software from ranges of 20 feet or more.

According to Richard Helmke, President of HomeSeer Technologies, the Voice Tracker’s sensitivity and noise reduction capabilities significantly extends the effective range of voice control. “During tests in a 17 ft X 22 ft family room, we were able to control the television, control the lights, etc. from any seating position. It even worked with the television on!”

HomeSeer users are equally enthusiastic. As an example, in a public Message Board comment, Daniel Norris says: “You don’t have to face the mic. You don’t have to TALK LIKE THIS to get a response! I get better responses by talking in a quiet normal voice even from across the room. I love it.”

Enclosed in a sleek charcoal gray casing, the Voice Tracker™ fits unobtrusively under a computer monitor or on a shelf or table and employs a “listening beam” that electronically follows talkers located in different positions around the room. The beam acts as an acoustic searchlight, picking up voices but spatially filtering out background noise.

The Voice Tracker™ is the only array microphone on the market that can scan a full 180 degrees; it can steer from one talker to the next in a few milliseconds. Its eight microphone elements and digital noise reduction algorithms greatly enhance sound quality. It can be connected to a PC through the sound card, or through the USB port (with an optional USB adapter). More product detail is available at www.Acoustic Magic.com or Contact Us Here.

The Voice Tracker™ retails for $239.95 at HomeSeer’s on-line store (//www.HomeSeer.com).

About HomeSeer Technologies LLC. HomeSeer Technologies LLC, located in Bedford, NH, is a leading developer of home automation software.

About Acoustic Magic, Inc. Acoustic Magic, located in the Boston suburbs, is a privately held company founded in 2000. For additional information, Contact Us Here.