Abstract: A hand held device is used for interactively converting speech into text with at least one speaker. The device includes: a screen for displaying text; at least one voice input source for receiving speech from a single speaker; a sound processor operably connected to the voice input source; a storage device capable of storing an operating system, a speech recognition engine, speech-to-text applications and data files; a power source; a navigation system; and a control system operably connected to the screen, each voice input source, the storage device, the power source and the navigation system.