Stenovation's™ Lightspeed Steno Writer Black

The name says it all — LightSpeed. (black) Classic Keys Brand new batteries

Sold new for over $3,300! Refurbished unit in good condition with some minor cosmetic scratches.  It comes with a 30 day warranty.  Use it held on your lap which is what most reporter's prefer or use the include velcro mount and tripod. FREE US Shipping

Comes with SD Card, protective neoprene case, USB cable, SD Card Reader, user's manual and USB Drive with drivers and utilities. 

“Light” refers to the weight of the unit,  plus the fact that keys can be actuated by the most gentle touch.
“Speed” refers to faster and more accurate writing by virtue of the elimination of wasted motion due to unnecessary up and down key travel.
Those features are complemented by the unique ability to adjust each individual key’s sensitivity by means of a simple graphical user interface in a computer program.
Once key sensitivity adjustments are completed, the changes are saved to firmware (software) embedded in the LightSpeed’s circuit board.
Multiple user profiles containing settings for the key adjustments can be stored and applied when desired.
         

LightSpeed can be operated while connected to a computer or standing alone.
A USB cable connection can be used for serial communication, power, or battery charging.
When connected to a computer with a USB cable, the unit is powered by said cable; however, when connected by BlueTooth or operating independently the unit is powered by rechargeable batteries.
LightSpeed provides data storage by means of a removable digital media card.  Steno keystrokes and corresponding time stamps will be  stored on these cards.  The cards can then be inserted into a computer’s card reader to transfer data.
Though the LightSpeed is beautiful, thin and light, it is extremely durable.  The case is made of the strongest polycarbonate material.
          
The LightSpeed can be used with a tripod equipped with a plate that supports the unit but that also allows the unit to be instantly lifted and placed on one’s lap.  Nonskid material on the base of the unit keeps it in place.

For those that enjoy trivia, Apple, Inc. bought all rights to the Fingerworks keyboard technology used in the digiTouch and has incorporated it into its new iPhone.

Physical specifications:  Weight, 1.6 pounds; Length, 12 inches; Thickness, .9 inches.

Minimum System Requirements: Windows XP , Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 and 1 gigabyte RAM.

The LightSpeed writer works with all CAT software!

Testimonials:

“Although LightSpeed is a great name for
Stenovations’ keyboard, I could think of some
others. By any name, though, I am spoiled and will
never be able to go back to the key-dipping writers
again.

I’m into my fourth decade of court
reporting, and there are certain milestones that
are still vivid in my memory. Through all that
time the stenotype keyboard hasn’t really changed.

But three years ago came the LightSpeed.
For me it came just in time. After a career in
freelance, I decided to accept a federal court
officialship where every day is like a speed
contest. Not getting any younger, I was regularly
getting beat up writing realtime in the courtroom.

The LightSpeed takes out the mechanical
limitation of writing, leaving one’s skills to flow
unbridled. Its speed is so evident even in the
simplest of applications, such as when forced to
double-stroke for speaker identification. I even
tested my belief of its superiority by returning to
my top-of-the-line writer one day. I couldn’t
believe how much I was slowed down by having to
depress even its sensitive keys and wait for them
to return before starting my next stroke.

The LightSpeed is here to stay.”

Nicholas A. Marrone, RMR, CRR, Atlanta

“I have been a reporter since 1979. I have
seen the advent of electric writers to computer-
enabled writers, a huge difference in the
capabilities of what you can do with the writer.
About two years ago at a convention I saw
this new lightweight writer with a wonderful touch
system. I decided after stroking the keys just a
little that I wanted one.
I finally got to get my “Pink Pearl” last
October, and I’ve never looked back since. I
practiced on it for a week, starting with finger
drills, to acclimate my brain to the new stroke
system and finger placement. Then I went on to
write some old audios files, and finally to taking
my Ms. Pink Pearl on the job. I use the realtime
functions on every job I take.
After so many years, my hands and right
shoulder used to start hurting about 3:00 p.m. on
an all-day job.
Now I feel like I could write forever. I
have no hand or body pains. As a result, I feel
less fatigued at the end of a long, hard
deposition. I barely have to touch the keys, like
a butterfly kiss.
I can put the “Pink Pearl” on my lap or on
its stand to give my arms a movement break.
I actually enjoy writing again. Plus, I
am writing cleaner and faster than before because
I’m not distracted by pain.
The LightSpeed method is a burst of light
on the field of court reporting with its innovative
techniques. I equate it to the difference the
iPhone has made in cell phones. I am just so
totally in love with using this machine.”

Patricia Harris Vernon, Seguin, Texas

“The LightSpeed has been the most important
court reporting purchase I’ve made in my 15 years
of court reporting.
When I purchased the LightSpeed, I had
grown increasingly tired of reporting. I bought it
sight unseen and received one of the first units.
I started using it the day after it arrived at my
house. I’ve never looked back.
The LightSpeed has not only decreased the
pain in my entire upper body, it has re-ignited my
joy of court reporting.
I had been real-timing for a couple of
years before I got my LS; however, it was after I
got my LS that I really started to strive for the
coolest techie type things I could find.
I went wireless on my real-time output,
bought throw-down netbooks so anyone and everyone
could get a real-time feed, and just started really
trying to be on the cutting edge of our great
profession.
Sure, the pain-free days and nights are
probably the best thing about my LightSpeed. But I
sincerely believe it was the catalyst for me to
really start enjoying what I do again.
Thank you, Stenovations, and the twisted,
beautiful mind that is Johnny Jackson, for the
first truly next-generation jump in the steno
machine.”

Steve Stogel, Austin, TX