Exhibit 99.1


      Digital Recorders, Inc. Slates Investors' Conference Call

    Senior Management to Discuss FY2006 Results and FY2007 Outlook


    DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 4, 2007--Digital Recorders, Inc.
(DRI) (NASDAQ: TBUS), a digital communications technology leader in
the transportation, law enforcement, and security industries, noted
today that senior management will discuss fiscal year 2006 results and
the fiscal year 2007 outlook during an investors' conference call on
April 5, 2007, at 11 a.m. (Eastern).

    To participate in the live call, dial one of the following
telephone numbers at least five minutes prior to the start time:
Domestic, (888) 868-9080; or International, (973) 935-8511.

    Telephone replay will be available through May 15, 2007, via the
following telephone numbers: Domestic, (877) 519-4471 (Code No.
8628970); or International, (973) 341-3080 (Code No. 8628970).

    To participate via webcast, go to
http://www.viavid.net/detailpage.aspx?sid=00003D45. The webcast will
be archived until May 15, 2007.

    On March 28, 2007, the Company filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
period ended Dec. 31, 2006. As indicated in that filing, the opinion
of the Company's independent, registered public accounting firm
included a going-concern qualification. The Annual Report on Form 10-K
is available via the Company's Web site, www.digrec.com.

    The DRI Annual Meeting of Shareholders will take place June 13,
2007, at the Hilton Raleigh-Durham Airport at Research Triangle Park,
located at 4810 Old Page Road in Research Triangle Park, N.C.
Registration and continental breakfast will begin at 9:30 a.m.
(Eastern) and the business meeting will begin at 10 a.m. (Eastern).
Shareholders of record at the close of business on April 25, 2007, are
entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting and
any adjournment thereof.

    ABOUT THE COMPANY

    Digital Recorders, Inc. is a digital communications technology
leader in the transportation, law enforcement, and security
industries. Using proprietary hardware and software applications, our
products improve the flow and mobility of people through
transportation infrastructure, improve energy efficiency, mitigate
security threats, and enhance law enforcement agencies' surveillance
capabilities. Our transportation communications products -
TwinVision(R) and Mobitec(R) electronic destination sign systems,
Talking Bus(R) voice announcement systems, Digital Recorders(R)
Internet-based passenger information and automatic vehicle
location/monitoring systems, and VacTell(TM) video actionable
intelligence systems - enhance public transportation and mitigate
security threats worldwide. By assisting transit vehicle operators'
quest to increase ridership, our products also help reduce dependence
on fuel. Our DAC(R) electronic surveillance tools, including
microphone amplifiers and processors, countermeasures devices, speech
activity detectors, and noise cancellation equipment, help
law-enforcement agencies around the globe arrest and prosecute
criminals. For more information about DRI and its operations
worldwide, go to www.digrec.com.

    FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

    This press release may contain "forward-looking statements" within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Any statement, express or implied, concerning future events or
expectations is a forward-looking statement. Use of words such as
"expect," "fully expect," "expected," "appears," "believe," "plan,"
"anticipate," "would," "will," "goal," "potential," "potentially,"
"range," "pursuit," "run rate," "stronger," "preliminarily," etc., is
intended to identify forward-looking statements that are subject to
risks and uncertainties may not prove accurate over time, as well as
other risks and uncertainties set forth in our Annual Report on Form
10-K filed March 28, 2007, particularly those identified in Risk
Factors Affecting Our Business. There can be no assurance that any
expectation, express or implied, in a forward-looking statement will
prove correct or that the contemplated event or result will occur as
anticipated.


    CONTACT: Veronica B. Marks
             Manager, Corporate Communications
             Digital Recorders, Inc.
             Phone: (214) 378-4776
             Fax: (214) 378-8437
             E-Mail: veronicam@digrec.com