Comments on: Epiphany Recorder for iPhone Captures Past Conversations

By: Robert

Robert — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 18:01:06 +0000

I am able to play the caf files while “syncing” ovr my wireless network to my PC, but how did you save these files? I intend to send the recording via email. Thanks!

Rob

By: alisabeth jarrett

alisabeth jarrett — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:03:19 +0000

I am extremely excited about the epiphany recorder for the iPhone. There are many instances in my life where this application will be useful and beneficial. I look forward to using it! The creator of this application is brilliant!

By: Josh

Josh — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 05:42:18 +0000

Hi Kevin- glad you’re enjoying Epiphany!

I’m one of the two guys who made Epiphany and wanted to chime in on a couple of the comments here:

1) The mic is surprisingly good and Daniel, my partner and developer, added a great volume boost feature to make playback of recordings made in a big room very audible. Give it a try.

2) Epiphany uses surprisingly little battery power (about as much as playing music) and can even be left on when the screen is off (if you hit the Off button on top of the phone).

Cheers,
Josh

By: Alan A. Reiter

Alan A. Reiter — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:59:02 +0000

Hi Lanz,

Thanks. Good point. When it’s not necessarily to see the screen, the lower the brightness, the better for battery life.

By: Lantz

Lantz — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:56:04 +0000

Alan, I found that when I lowered the display brightness to VERY low that I’m able to increase the amount of time before recharging substantially.

By: Oliver

Oliver — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:31:21 +0000

For me it would be useless in meetings since I’d likely be using a different program (email, safari, RSS reader, …).

Oh, and just keeping it running would probably nicely run down the battery (I barely get through a day, and I don’t make many calls).

By: Alan A. Reiter

Alan A. Reiter — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:29:18 +0000

Hi James,

Thanks for the info. I might have read that, but didn’t remember. As video recording becomes increasingly important to consumers, I hope we’ll see other vendors offering better-quality audio solutions.

By: James Kendrick

James Kendrick — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:11:43 +0000

Alan, the new HTC Pro 2 announced this week has advanced speakerphone capability due to dual array mics on the back of the phone.

By: Alan A. Reiter

Alan A. Reiter — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:00:21 +0000

Hi Kevin,

Using a phone as a recorder is extremely handy. I’ve sometimes recorded video on my phone, not so much to view the video but, rather, to hear the information.

One big problem with phones is the generally poor audio quality, especially at conferences. This also is a problem when shooting camera phone videos.

I really wish cellular phone manufacturers would offer easy ways to attach “mobile-friendly” microphones, directional and omnidirectional.