Trek data review: Nuance Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Preferred

Friday, October 31, 2008

Nuance Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Preferred

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Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Preferred gives small business and advanced PC users the power to create documents, reports and emails three times faster than most people type — with up to 99% accuracy. Surf the Web by voice or dictate and edit in Microsoft Word and Excel, Corel WordPerfect, and most other Windows-based applications. Create voice commands to quickly insert blocks of texts or images — such as your name, title, and signature. Dictate into a handheld device when you're away from your PC, or use a Bluetooth microphone for the same great dictation results without the wires. A high-quality headset is included.

Up to 99% Accurate and Three Times Faster than Typing
Most people speak over 120 words per minute, but type less than 40 words a minute. That means you can create documents and emails about three times faster with Nuance Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Dragon never makes a spelling mistake, and it actually gets smarter the more you use it!

Easy to Use
Dragon NaturallySpeaking installs quickly and requires no special script reading. New on-screen help and tutorials will make you an expert user in no time.

Use with Many Windows Programs
Use your voice to dictate, edit and control applications such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook Express, Microsoft Internet Explorer, and AOL.

NEW Search the Web and Your Computer with Dragon Voice Shortcuts
Use Dragon Voice Shortcuts to quickly search for information on the Web or on your own computer. Need to find some information on the Web? Just say “Search the Web for global warming articles,” “Search Wikipedia for George Washington Carver,” or “Search eBay for Batman comic books.” Searching the Web or your computer has never been faster — or easier.

Bluetooth Support
Use Dragon NaturallySpeaking with Nuance-approved Bluetooth headsets.

Be Productive on the Go
Dictate into any Nuance-certified handheld device for automatic transcription when you synch with your PC.

Language Versions Available

American English
Australian English
Southern Asian English
Indian English
UK English
Teen English
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Spanish

Most people speak over 120 words per minute but type less than 40 words per minute. Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred version 10 turns your voice into text three times faster than most people type with up to 99% accuracy. You can create email, documents and spreadsheets simply by speaking and also control your PC just by talking to it, starting programs, using menus and surfing the web. And it’s so easy, you can use it right out of the box. It learns to recognize your voice instantly and continually improves the more you use it.

Dragon Naturally Speaking gives you the ability to create documents, spreadsheets, and emails just by speaking; talk to your computer and your words will instantly appear (and can then be edited by voice) including Microsoft Word, Internet Explorer, AOL and more. In the opposite mode ('text to speech') Dragon can, for example, read out your incoming emails and documents aloud.

You can also dictate into a digital recorder or other handheld device when you're away from your PC or use a Bluetooth microphone and then download the recordings and feed them through this software. You can browse, search, and navigate the Web just by talking - e.g. by speaking URLs. You can also use dictation shortcuts to insert blocks of texts or bitmaps such as your name, title and signature with a single voice command. An approved noise-cancelling microphone is included in the box.

Key Features

Quick Voice Formatting
With version 10 you can format your documents faster than ever before. Italicising or bolding your text now takes only a single word, allowing you to dictate and work faster and more efficiently.

Improved Accuracy
Version 10 marks a 20% accuracy improvement over version 9, and further extends its superiority over competing speech recognition products. After only a short period of use, users can regularly achieve up to 99% accuracy with version 10.

Faster Operating Speed
NaturallySpeaking 10 offers significant improvements in its response time, and can deliver optimum accuracy results for faster talkers. Users will notice a latency reduction of up to 50%.

Voice Shortcuts for Web Search
Dragon NaturallySpeaking introduces voice shortcuts, enabling you to search the web instantly, just by using your voice. You can specify which internet search engine to use from a list of approved sites, including Google, Yahoo!, AltaVista, Ask and more. Plus you can search a range of approved websites, including eBay, Wikipedia, Amazon, YouTube and more. Conducting a search is as simple as saying “Search the web for Melbourne weather” or “Search Wikipedia for Top Gear.”

Voice Shortcuts for Desktop Search
In addition to searching the web, Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 also lets you search your computer using the same simple methods. Performing a search is both fast and intuitive, using phrases like “Search computer for holiday pictures” or “Search email for 2008 progress report.” By using the power of speech, NaturallySpeaking simplifies the entire search process.

New UI
Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 has improved the iconic DragonBar to incorporate new graphical icons to better illustrate NaturallySpeaking’s many features. Both new and existing users will find the program easy to use, thanks to the more user-friendly interface.

Improved Web commands
When using Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 to navigate the web, you no longer have worry about your dictation being recognised as a voice command. NaturallySpeaking 10 replaces some single word commands with double word commands to eliminate confusion; and also sees improvement in the usage of hyperlinks.

Increased Firefox Support
To reflect its increasing usage, NaturallySpeaking 10 has increased Mozilla Firefox support. Version 10 allows you to use Natural Language commands in Firefox, and using a hyperlink is as simple as saying part of its name.

Improved Word Formatting
NaturallySpeaking 10 gives you increased control over the style and formatting of your Word documents. You now have the freedom to use speech to format across a range of contexts (e.g.: spacing before or after a desired word or capitalisation in advance).

Auto Configuration
In order to provide the optimal user experience on a wide range of machines, Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 automatically analyses your PC’s hardware and resources, and adjusts its default settings to increase the operation speed. Users still have the option to change these settings.

Regional Accent support
Version 10 has new acoustic models for regional and non-native accents, which combined with new adaptation processes results in better recognition accuracy for a wider range of users.

DragonTemplates
The new DragonTemplates allow you to quickly create standard documents with fields that can be completed via voice or the keyboard.

Email & Calendar shortcuts
At any time, regardless of the program you are currently working in, you can quickly create an email by voice. By issuing a command like “Send email to Barry Page, Adam Jones and Alison Short,” Dragon NaturallySpeaking will open your email program, create a new email and enter your spoken contact names into the “To:” field. The same process applies for Calendar entries, and you even use existing groups in your contact list to further speed up the process.