Batteries Included: 0
Binding: CD-ROM
Brand: Nuance Communications, Inc.
EAN: 0780420115187
Format: CD
Height: 7.5 inches
Length: 2.75 inches
Weight: 95 hundredths-pounds
Width: 5 inches
Label: Nuance Communications, Inc.
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Manufacturer: Nuance Communications, Inc.
Model: A309A-G01-9.0
Packaged Height: 280 hundredths-inches
Packaged Length: 760 hundredths-inches
Packaged Weight: 75 hundredths-pounds
Packaged Width: 510 hundredths-inches
Platform: Windows 2000
Platform: Windows XP
Platform: Windows Vista
Publisher: Nuance Communications, Inc.
Release Date: 2006-07-25
Studio: Nuance Communications, Inc.
Feature:
- Over three times faster than typing, and up to 99% accurate
- Edit and control just about any Windows-based application, including Mozilla and Firefox, with voice commands
- Built-in Nothing But Speech technology filters out "ums" and "ahs" and other conversational fillers
- Lets you navigate web pages by speaking the URLs and links
- Mac users take note: Dragon Naturally Speaking is now fully compatible with VMware Fusion.
Product Description:
With Dragon NaturallySpeaking Standard you can talk to your computer and watch words quickly appear in documents, e-mails, instant messages and even surf the web simply by speaking. It's amazingly accurate - up to 99% and really easy to use. There's no script reading or "voice training" required, so you can get started dictating right away. Perfect for the whole family - busy parents, kids just learning to type, and even grandparents. Main Features Manufacturer: Nuance Communications, IncManufacturer Part Number: A309A-GG4-9.0Software Sub Type: Voice RecognitionSoftware Name: Dragon NaturallySpeaking v.9.0 StandardFeatures & Benefits: Unprecedented Speech Recognition AccuracyNo Training RequiredExpanded Support for New ApplicationsNew TutorialsSupport for Non-standard Edit ControlsDragon NaturallySpeaking Command BrowserAdd Terms and Contact NamesDictate into Favorite ProgramsNavigate Desktop by VoiceEliminate "Ums" and "Ahs" from DictationControl Mouse by VoiceWork on the Web by VoiceMultiple Correction MethodsEdit by VoiceNatural PunctuationLanguage Support: EnglishPlatform Support: PCCompatibility: Microsoft WordCorel WordPerfect
Customer Reviews:
 Windows Vista and/or Laptop Users, Be Forewarned..., 2008-07-17
According to the product specifications both on this page and the product box, this edition is compatible with the Windows Vista operating system. Actually, it's not. I learned, much to my chagrin, that it would be necessary for me to download an update from the Dragon website in order for the product to work. The download took almost two hours on a high-speed internet connection, as it's a huge file...essentially an updated version of the entire program.
I attempted to install this product on my brand new Dell laptop, which -- again, according to both this page and the product box -- had more than enough processing speed to do so. I kept receiving an error message, telling me that it was not adequate, and therefore the installation was aborted. I went to the Dragon website, only to find out that any kind of support -- even via email -- costs money. What a nice surprise!
Searching on Google, I found the source of my problem: I had to reconfigure my laptop's energy saving features so that the program would understand that there was enough processing speed in order to be installed. Once I did this, the program finally installed.
From start to finish, the entire installation took around 10 hours, and that included a trip to a local computer store to check out the laptop, to make sure that my processor was working properly. I still haven't gotten the program to work, as there are problems with the microphone that I haven't figured out yet.
It stands to reason that a very complex program such as this one is going to have a few bugs and problems. However, I've never had this many problems with any other software I've purchased, nor discovered to my chagrin that there is so little free support available for them. For those reasons, I cannot recommend this program for purchase.
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