Recommendations for Digital Voice recorder?

[creeky]

I am finding myself in need for a digital voice recording device.

Not really sure where to look or what names to look for exactly.

The needs I want it to feel are:

• Mac compatible

• Download via USB (it would be nice if it could be seen

as just an external drive)

• Records as MP3 or wav files

• Able to record sound in a 12x12' room clearly.

• Very small, roughly the size of a pack of gum,

or generally .5" tall by 3" square if that is as small as I can get.

• Records up to 1hr, but 2 hr would be much better though.

I realize I may be hurting myself with such stringent requirements,

but if any of you guys know of any products I can research I would

really appreciate it. - Thanks

[creeky]

No one have any suggestions?

(Shameless bump.)

[Guest TNDixieGirl]

I did a search and found a bunch with plenty of hours worth of recording. But none were as compact as you requested so I didn't post them.

[Guest superslacker]

Why not get an ipod and then buy the recording attachment? I'm pretty sure the recording parts are not that expensive. I know quite a few people that use this setup and are very happy with it.

[TripleDigitRide]

This is the closest thing I could find so far.

http://www.spy-tronix.com/1gbmp3playervoicerecorder.html

[creeky]

I'm looking for something very small and compact.

[TripleDigitRide]

It doesn't get much more compact that 3.5" (L) x 1.0" (W) x 0.75" (thick)

I think you'd be better off calling a Private Investigator. Maybe they can tell you where to find one.

[Garufa]

I have a little Panasonic bought at Staples that does great. They don't seem to have the same model anymore but go to their website and search for "Digital Voice Recorder". You'll get an idea of what's out there.

[Guest TNDixieGirl]

I did find one that was disguised as an ink pen. Would that be anything you'd use? If so, I can try to find it again and post it for ya. I can't remember if it was Mac compatible or not though.

[creeky]

I did find one that was disguised as an ink pen. Would that be anything you'd use? If so, I can try to find it again and post it for ya. I can't remember if it was Mac compatible or not though.

I just found that one myself. I think that one will work the best for me. I'll do more research on it. I've got it book marked. The "spy" type shops are listing it for over a hundred, but I found another place that had the same one

for around $40.

A review I read said it can also serve as a Thumb Flash drive for carrying files back and forth. So that leads me to believe it mounts as an external drive. If so then a mac would (should) see it fine.

Thanks for all the suggestions. It's amazing that these things can hold

and do so much now.

[Guest GLOCKGUY]

I did find one that was disguised as an ink pen. Would that be anything you'd use? If so, I can try to find it again and post it for ya. I can't remember if it was Mac compatible or not though.

ive seen one of these and they are pretty cool