Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9

Platforms: Windows XP/2000

Min. System Req.:  

Pentium 4 / 1 GHz Processor, 512 MB RAM

1 GB free hard disk space

Creative?Sound Blaster?16 or equivalent sound card

Awards:

4.5 out of 5, Smart Computing

Editors' Choice, C|NET 2004

Publisher: Nuance

Standard Edition: US$89.99 (10% off with code "DNSTD10")

Preferred Edition: US$199.99

Features:

1. AMAZINGLY ACCURATE! More accurate than ever before, Dragon NaturallySpeaking?9 is often more accurate than typing. Dragon NaturallySpeaking never makes a spelling mistake, and it actually gets smarter the more you use it!

2. FASTER THAN TYPING! Most people speak over 120 words per minute, but type less than 40 words a minute. That means you can create letters, reports and e-mails about three times faster with Dragon NaturallySpeaking!

3. SO EASY TO USE! You’ll be dictating letters, e-mails and surfing the web by voice right away! No script reading required to get started. We even include a full set of on-screen tutorials, and a Nuance approved free noise-canceling microphone.

4. USE WITH ANY WINDOWS PROGRAM! Use your voice to dictate, edit and control applications like Microsoft?Word, Microsoft?Excel, Microsoft Internet Explorer, and Corel?WordPerfect?

5. A BEST SELLER AROUND THE WORLD Dragon products have won over 160 major awards worldwide for accuracy and ease of use, and are used by more people world wide than any other speech recognition software.

6. BLUETOOTH SUPPORT (Preferred Edition) Use Dragon NaturallySpeaking with Nuance approved Bluetooth headsets.

7. MOBILE (Preferred Edition) Dictate into any Nuance-certified handheld device for automatic transcription when you synch with your PC.

Comparison of Preferred and Standard Editions:

Features	Preferred	Standard
Microphone included
Short set-up and user enrollment
Dictate into most Microsoft? Windows?based applications
Control menus and dialog boxes in most Microsoft?Windows?XP & Windows?2000-based applications by voice
Simultaneous dictation and command modes
Format and edit by voice
Mouse control by voice
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USB audio support
Performance Optimizer
Natural Punctuation
Say Web and browser links by voice
Award-Winning RealSpeak?2 Text-to-Speech
Dictation Playback
Use with handheld digital recorder
Dictate into Pocket PC or Palm Tungsten
Internet Explorer 5, 6
AOL?6, 7, 8
Word 2000, XP, 2003
WordPerfect?11 (Service Pack 1 & 2), 12
Outlook?Express 5, 6
Excel 2000, XP, 2003

Standard Edition: US$89.99 (10% off with code "DNSTD10")

Preferred Edition: US$199.99