Voice Recognition - PC - English - MPN: A109AX0080 See Product Details
Description
Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8 is the most accurate speech recognition product ScanSoft has ever developed - delivering up to 99% accuracy! No other product delivers the power, accuracy and ease-of-use that make Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8 Preferred the ideal solution for the PC enthusiast or home office user! Talk to your computer and your words instantly and accurately appear in Microsoft Word and Excel, Corel WordPerfect, and virtually all Windows-based applications. Listen to incoming e-mail and documents read aloud. Search the Web by speaking URLs and links. Use dictation shortcuts that enable you to insert blocks of texts or bitmaps-such as your name, title, and signature-with a single voice command. Dictate directly into a PC or any Scansoft-approved handheld digital recorder.
Quick Glance
Media Format: CD-ROM
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Microsoft Windows ME, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP Professional
License Type: Full Product
Summary
Product Title: Nuance Dragon NaturallySpeaking v.8.0 Preferred
Manufacturer: Nuance
Power Score: 3.9 | 2 Reviews
System Requirements
Required Operating System: Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Microsoft Windows ME, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Required Memory: 256 MB
Required Disk Space: 500 MB
System Requirements: Processor: Intel Pentium III 500 MHz (or equivalent AMD) Memory: 256 MB RAM Disk Space: 500 MB Operating Systems: Windows XP Home and Professional with Servive Pack 1 or higher Windows Millennium Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4 or higher Drive: CD-ROM (required for installation) Others: Creative Sound Blaster 16 or equivalent sound card supporting 16-bit recording Internet Explorer 5 or higher ScanSoft-approved noise-canceling headset microphone Speakers (required for playback of recorded speech and text-to-speech features) A Web connection is required for activation
Required Processor Speed: 500 MHz
Required Processor Class: Intel Pentium III Processor
General
Min License Size: 1 user(s)
Media Format: CD-ROM
Max License Size: 1 user(s)
License Type: Full Product
Version / Edition: 8 Preferred
URL: Manufacturer Link
Additional Specifications
Frequency Band: A free noise-canceling microphone is also included
Language Support: English
Software Name: Dragon NaturallySpeaking v.8.0 Preferred
Software Main Type: Productivity Application
Strengths: It works like a charm. I would recommend it to everybody.
Weakness: Doesn't distinguish , from comma.
This product is especially helpful to me because I type with two fingers. I have a huge volume of e-mail to answer and I use Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8 to do it. It is much more accurate than previous versions.
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Dragon Naturally Speaking 8
Strengths: Less expensive than the most current version but works well, and upgrade is available.
Weakness: It takes a while to train it to your voice.
The product is great and serves its purpose for me, I would recommend this to anybody with carpal tunnel or any disability that restricts the ability to type. It is also dictates faster than I could ever type.