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Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Standard (English) |  | From: Nuance Communications, Inc.
Category: Software
List Price: CDN$ 129.99
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Seller: Galactics Canada
Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 10
Format: DVD-ROM
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 95
Media: DVD-ROM
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Windows Vista
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 2.9 x 7.8 x 5.1
MPN: A309AG01100
Model: A309A-G01-10.0
UPC: 780420119208
EAN: 0780420119192
ASIN: B001B5J7T8
Release Date: July 31, 2008
Availability: Usually ships within 2 - 3 business days
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Product Description
With Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Standard, a user can talk to the computer and watch the spoken words instantly appear in documents, email and instant messages. Users can even surf the Web just by speaking. Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 turns voice into text three times faster than typing, and it delivers up to 99% accuracy. It learns to recognize the user's voice instantly, and continually improves the more it's used.
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With Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Standard, a user can talk to the computer and watch the spoken words instantly appear in documents, email and instant messages. Users can even surf the Web just by speaking. Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 turns voice into text three times faster than typing, and it delivers up to 99% accuracy. It learns to recognize the user's voice instantly, and continually improves the more it's used. table width="300" cellpadding="10" align="right" tr td align="center"img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/B001B5J7T8-1-th.jpg" border="0" style="border: 1px solid black;" psmallbiTalk to the computer and watch the spoken words instantly appear in documents, email and instant messages. Click to enlarge./i/b/small /td /tr tr td align="center"img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/B001B5J7T8-2-th.jpg" border="0" style="border: 1px solid black;" psmallbiQuick Voice Formatting makes deleting and formatting text faster than ever. Click to enlarge./i/b/small /td /tr tr td align="center"img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/B001B5J7T8-3-th.jpg" border="0" style="border: 1px solid black;" psmallbiNew on-screen help and tutorials help users become experts in no time. Click to enlarge./i/b/small /td /tr /table pSpeech recognition software products like Dragon use the human voice as the main interface between the user and the computer. Millions of users turn to Dragon each day to make PC interaction easier, faster and more fun. Users can dictate and edit in virtually any Windows application, including Microsoft Word, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and AOL. This revolutionary and easy-to-use product gives users everything they need to get started, including a high-quality headset. h3bTurn Talk Into Text/b/h3 pbAccurate Speech Recognition for PC Applications/bbr Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Standard offers unprecedented speech recognition with unrivaled accuracy levels: it's up to 20% more accurate than Version 9, with up to 50% more accurate results than the product delivered just five years ago. Users gain the added benefit of avoiding spelling errors and typing mistakes. In fact, the product actually learns from corrections over time. pbWorks With the Applications Users Already Have/bbr Dictate directly into Microsoft Word and most other Microsoft Office applications running on Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows Vista. Dragon also supports popular programs such as Corel WordPerfect, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and AOL. Navigate the desktop by voice: launch or switch applications, save or print documents, and more--even control menus and dialog boxes. pbCreate and Edit Documents and Messages/bbr Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 introduces new graphical icons to enhance the DragonBar user interface, making the product even easier to use. pUsers can quickly add custom words, such as proper names, to the system's vocabulary. pQuick Voice Formatting commands allow users to issue a single voice command, such as "Bold Quick Voice Formatting" to make deleting and formatting text faster than ever. In addition, unique Natural Language Commands mean users don't have to memorize complex instructions. In Word, for example, a user can say, "make that bigger," and the font size increases instantly. pWith the automatic punctuation option, users can omit spoken periods and commas during dictation--Dragon NaturallySpeaking enters them automatically. pbSend Email, Instant Messages and Surf the Web--All by Voice/bbr Users can browse the Internet with ease: search the Web, access information and navigate Web pages, simply by speaking URLs and links. h3bUser Benefits/b/h3 pbFaster than Typing/bbr Most people speak more than 120 per minute but type less than 40 words a minute. That means users can create documents and email messages more than three times faster using Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Standard. The software never makes a spelling mistake, and it actually gets smarter the more it's used. pbFun and Easy to Use--Get Started Right Away/bbr Dragon NaturallySpeaking installs quickly and requires no special script reading. New on-screen help and tutorials help users become experts in no time. Users can dictate letters and emails instantly! A comfortable, high-quality headset is included. pbAvoid Repetitive Strain Injuries/bbr By using voice to control the PC and create documents, users reduce their risk of developing repetitive strain injuries, such as carpal tunnel syndrome. brbr p table width="800" tr tdh3bKey Feature Differences Between Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Standard and Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Preferred/b/h3 /td tddiv align="center"strongDragon 10br / Preferred/strong/div/td tddiv align="center"strongDragon 10br / Standard/strong/div/td /tr tr td width="74%" bgcolor="#CCCCCC"More accurate than Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9/td td width="13%" bgcolor="#CCCCCC"div align="center" blockquote p•/p /blockquote /div/td td width="13%" bgcolor="#CCCCCC"div align="center"•/div/td /tr tr tdFaster than Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9/td tddiv align="center"•/div/td tddiv align="center"•/div/td /tr tr td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"New on-screen help and tutorials--be an expert user right away/td td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"div align="center"•/div/td td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"div align="center"•/div/td /tr tr tdCreate documents, email and instant messages--simply by speaking/td tddiv align="center"•/div/td tddiv align="center"•/div/td /tr tr td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"Surf the Web by voice/td td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"div align="center"•/div/td td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"div align="center"•/div/td /tr tr tdNo enrollment required--get started instantly/td tddiv align="center"•/div/td tddiv align="center"•/div/td /tr tr td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"New on-screen help and tutorials--be an expert user right away/td td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"div align="center"•/div/td td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"div align="center"•/div/td /tr tr tdDictate directly into virtually any Microsoft Windows application/td tddiv align="center"•/div/td tddiv align="center"•/div/td /tr tr td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"Control menus and dialog boxes by voice in virtually any Microsoft Windows application/td td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"div align="center"•/div/td td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"div align="center"•/div/td /tr tr tdNatural commands for Microsoft Outlook Express and Microsoft Excel/td tddiv align="center"•/div/td tddiv align="center"/div/td /tr tr td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"Dragon Voice Shortcuts to speed Web and desktop search/td td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"div align="center"•/div/td td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"div align="center"/div/td /tr tr tdAutomatically transcribe recordings from Nuance-approved handheld recorders or Pocket PCs/td tddiv align="center"•/div/td tddiv align="center"/div/td /tr tr td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"Wireless microphone support, including Bluetooth/td td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"div align="center"•/div/td td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"div align="center"/div/td /tr tr tdIncludes Nuance RealSpeak for turning text into human-sounding synthesized speech/td tddiv align="center"•/div/td tddiv align="center"/div/td /tr tr td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"Play back your dictation for easier correction and proofing/td td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"div align="center"•/div/td td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"div align="center"/div/td /tr tr tdInsert your signature, logo or boilerplate text in any file with a simple voice command/td tddiv align="center"•/div/td tddiv align="center"/div/td /tr tr td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"Import/export your user files to use on any PC with Dragon NaturallySpeaking/td td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"div align="center"•/div/td td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"div align="center"/div/td /tr /table
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| Customer Reviews:
 Works very well... October 8, 2009
D. Goodyear (Nunavut, Canada)
I am a teacher and I have used it now to make up several tests. It didn't take very long to get up and running and it worked very well. I also have a bit of a Newfoundland accent and I was worried I was wasting my money, but it was worth it. A good buy.
Overall quite good...can't be used for everything. April 20, 2009
GRYPS (Canada)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Overall we're happy with this product, but I'd like to explain our experience with it, just to be helpful for those thinking of purchasing.
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br /There are 2 of us in the office and we wanted to use this item to transcribe the recordings that we do. We tried placing the microphone by the speaker as our recording was playing and thought hopefully Dragon Naturally Speaking would transcribe it. The program was very confused and didn't accurately record what was being said. Perhaps the software wasn't meant for this purpose, especially because a CD player isn't the same as "live" voice.
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br /Then we tried to have the program running as we were doing a recording. One of us wore the headset and we recorded our interview as usual. However, shortly into it, an error window kept popping up that it was holding too much information (I can't remember the exact wording, but basically it sounded like it was too much data to process) and we couldn't use it anymore while we were recording.
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br /So what I ended up doing is listening to the recordings that we made, and as I was listening, I re-spoke what was said, pausing it, re-speaking, etc. This worked fairly well.
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br /Another thing I found is that the software seems to like my voice and is much more accurate and can keep up with my voice over my employers voice. I think there are features to improve accuracy, but it seemed my voice worked without doing much. It is very funny, however, to read what the program thought you were saying - e.g. if I said "communication", it seemed to keep typing "medication" - but a simple adjustment in the accuracy improvement changed that. You'll definitely need to baby-sit it a bit, and proof-read.
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br /I also couldn't seem to find out how to turn off the voice commands (e.g. a command like "period", to write a "."). Sometimes you'd like to write the word "period", for example.
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br /Finally, the software can't seem to process talking for a long stint of time...it seems to be processing, processing, and a little over-loaded. If you're dictating, I found what worked is to speak a sentence or so, and have a long enough pause for it to write it out, then speak again. I'm not sure if this has to do with the program or the processing speed of your computer (we have a Dell Laptop that's 3-4 yrs old).
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br /So overall, the program works well and it's pretty neat, but it isn't a miracle program (I suppose that isn't necessarily realistic to think it would be).
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Dragon Naturally Speaking - Takes time but is worth it... March 8, 2009
Amanda L. Collins (Ontario, Canada)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This product takes some time to get used to, Dragon doesn't understand your voice right away so it can be frustrating at first when you have to repeatedly correct it. After about 6 hours of using it to make study notes and write essays, this program was working better then I can type and with fewer mistakes. Definately a decent investment for a university student. I was surprised when it understood words like "sclera" and "allelopathy" on the first try, so the vocabulary is pretty impressive. This would not be a good product for someone who is not a decent public speaker however, you must be able to clearly ennunciate your words. Those with accents or slight speach problems should stear clear.
 Not supported on 64bit Windows OS January 17, 2009
D. Wiseman (New Brunswick, Canada)
14 out of 17 found this review helpful
They do not tell you that this is not supported on a 64bit OS. Not very impressed with this. Do not understand why this product is still not supported on a Windows 64bit OS as the software is very popular and 64bit OS has been out for sometime now. Be advised that this will not install on a 64bit OS and nothing in the specs advise you of this.
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