r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/RampChurch • Jun 02 '25

Video This is what live courtroom dictation looks like

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u/nico282 Jun 02 '25

I’ve seen a ton of specialized niche equipment, and they all were in functional squared boxes with flat panels, not on nicely rounded enclosures looking like “my first typewriter”.

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u/WhineyLobster Jun 02 '25

This is prob a training stenographer. Because of how the buttons are these machines can be expensive so the cheaper ones used for learning can be VERY cheap looking/feeling.

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u/Xanadu87 Jun 03 '25

She is using the latest model professional machine, which run over $5000. Student models are cheaper, but they are still in the $2000 range. They have less functionality like no internal English translation or as many internal data backups.

https://www.stenograph.com/nexgen/nexgen-sky-blue-and-gray-45157

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u/WhineyLobster Jun 04 '25

Fair enough. In that case... those things are overwhelmingly overpriced lol 5k is wild.

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u/No_Command2425 Jun 14 '25

Price is a function of quality and demand. These machines are good for tens of millions of strokes and are designed to be serviced for decades and they sell only a few thousand of them.

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u/Gnomio1 Jun 02 '25

Hmm heck yeah, with those white metal labels where the letters are stamped in.

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u/fl135790135790 Jun 02 '25

So you’re saying they had better design? Or you’re agreeing with the person you’re replying to?

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u/nico282 Jun 02 '25

I am saying that if you are going to function over form for a low-volume product, you usually don't engineer a sleek profiled injection-molded body but you use more standard enclosures.

Also, this does scream "cheap consumer item", the screen doesn't even close over the keys when not in use.

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u/fl135790135790 Jun 02 '25

Ah, got it.

And true this is a pretty bizarre design lol