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Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Preferred

Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Preferred is almost universally regarded in reviews as the best voice recognition software, with the potential for 99 percent accuracy (though reviews say 97 percent is more realistic).… NaturallySpeaking integrates easily with most Microsoft productivity software. The Preferred version can also be used with a compatible digital audio recorder, MP3 player/recorder or PDA for recording voice notes or lectures on the go; NaturallySpeaking will later transcribe your recordings. Reviews say Dragon NaturallySpeaking is the most sophisticated product on the market, but that if you have Windows Vista or Windows 7, or plan to soon upgrade to either operating system, the included Windows Speech Recognition program is worth trying out first.

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The New York Times: Technology writer David Pogue favorably compares Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 with MacSpeech Dictate and Windows Speech ...

TopTenReviews.com: TopTenReviews.com's review chart makes it simple to compare DragonNaturallySpeaking to competing programs. While the individual ...

PCMag.com: In an exceptionally thorough review, Michael Muchmore documents every stage of setting up and using Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10, ...

TrustedReviews.com: Answering the question of whether or not it's worthwhile to upgrade, TrustedReviews.com outlines the differences between ...

Amazon.com: More than 150 NaturallySpeaking 10 Preferred owners have submitted their experiences to Amazon's user review page, giving the ...

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Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Standard

*Est. $45 Compare Prices

The Standard edition of Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 works with AOL Instant Messenger, MS Word, Internet Explorer and WordPerfect, but not Excel. The Standard edition doesn't support portable voice recorders, either.… However, NaturallySpeaking Standard has the same excellent speech recognition engine as other versions. All versions of Dragon NaturallySpeaking voice recognition software are Windows-only.

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The New York Times: Technology writer David Pogue favorably reviews NaturallySpeaking 10 Preferred, noting that the Standard version doesn't have the ...

PC World: Although PC World's analysis is of the more advanced, Professional version of Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10, reviewer Aoife McEvoy ...

Arstechnica.com: Not all reviewers do a great job of identifying the version of NaturallySpeaking 10 they're testing. This is the case with this ...

Amazon.com: More than 150 owners of NaturallySpeaking 10 Standard have submitted user reviews to Amazon. The program rates an overall 3.5 out ...

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Windows Speech Recognition

Free with Windows Vista and Windows 7 Compare Prices

Windows Vista and Windows 7 include Windows Speech Recognition at no additional charge. Though the program was originally rife with issues, it now performs extremely well -- almost as well as Dragon NaturallySpeaking,… according to many experts. The user interface is widely praised, and the program is easy to train. Accuracy is good at around 97 percent. Reviewers say Dragon NaturallySpeaking has a slight edge but that there's no compelling reason for typical users to buy it, though they do recommend that heavy users will find NaturallySpeaking to be a better choice in the long run.

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PCMag.com: Even though this review is dedicated to Dragon's NaturallySpeaking 10, Michael Muchmore delivers a strong, head-to-head ...

Bright Hub.com: BrightHub.com's Glen Salzman authors the most thorough, balanced and detailed assessment of Windows Speech Recognition we were ...

StevePavlina.com: Steve Pavlina is not a professional reviewer but a personal development blogger and, by his own account, a longtime fan of voice ...

TopTenReviews.com: In this review, Lecia Monsen favorably evaluates Windows Speech Recognition and finds it superior to "most" of those rated in the ...

GadgetUserBlog.com: Although short on detail, this blog post offers one of the few currently available comparisons of the speech recognition programs ...

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MacSpeech Dictate

*Est. $150 Compare Prices

Reviewers point to MacSpeech Dictate as the best speech recognition choice for those using Macintosh operating systems. It is based on the Dragon NaturallySpeaking speech recognition engine, so accuracy is very good, much… better than any other current or past Mac alternative. However, while Dictate is easy to use, you won't find many of NaturallySpeaking's streamlined command or editing features.

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TopTenReviews.com: TopTenReviews.com covers MacSpeech Dictate 1.3. Dictate ranks second on the site's list of top voice recognition programs, and is ...

Macworld: Macworld's Kirk McElhearn reviews MacSpeech Dictate version 1.2. McElhearn isn't too enamored of speech recognition overall, but ...

The New York Times: The second half of this article covers MacSpeech Dictate 1.0, which veteran technology writer David Pogue says is based on Dragon ...

Amazon.com: Over 125 user reviewers give MacSpeech a rating of just three out of five stars, but it should be noted that Amazon.com has ...

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