Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10

Platforms: Windows 7 / Vista / XP

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: $99.99

Preferred Edition:   $199  

New Features:

• Up to 20% more accurate than version 9 and 50% faster

• New direct commands for formatting, deleting, and copying words and passages

• Updated icons are intuitive and easy to see

• Includes enhanced sample command windows and interactive HTML tutorial with a completely new look and feel

• Self-paced reading is available for speakers who have difficulty with the existing interactive text passages

• Significant increase in accuracy for accented speakers by using more advanced adaptation techniques and accent-specific models

• Easily turn off Alternative User Input Text Input Processor (CTFMon) to eliminate potential conflicts with Dragon

• Require “Click” for hyperlinks and disable Web commands separately from dictation support

• Installation automatically detects PC’s resources and adjusts options for optimal speed

• New formatting dialog and word properties let you control the written forms more finely than ever, including alternate forms, spacing and capitalization before and after each item

• Data collection engine embedded in the product

Key Features:

1. AMAZINGLY ACCURATE! More accurate than ever before, Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 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
Nothing But Speech (NBS)
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: $99.99

Preferred Edition:   $199