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Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Standard |  | From: Nuance Communications, Inc.
Category: Software
List Price: $99.99
Buy New: $35.99 (On sale from $99.00)
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Rating:  272 reviews
Sales Rank: 19
Format: CD-ROM
Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows 2003 Server, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7
Media: DVD-ROM
Edition: Standard
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Windows 2000
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 2.9 x 7.8 x 5.1
MPN: A309AG01100
Model: A309A-G01-10.0
UPC: 780420119208
EAN: 0780420119208
ASIN: B001B5J7T8
Release Date: August 11, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Offers unprecedented speech recognition with unrivaled accuracy levels | | • | Dictate and edit in virtually any Windows application, including Microsoft Word, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and AOL | | • | Compose emails and instant messages or surf the Web just by speaking | | • | Quick Voice Formatting commands allow users to issue a single voice command to make deleting and formatting text faster than ever | | • | Everything you need to get started, including a high-quality headset |
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Product Description
Talk to your computer and watch your spoken words instantly appear in documents, email and instant messages with Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Standard.
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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.  Talk to the computer and watch the spoken words instantly appear in documents, email and instant messages. Click to enlarge. |  Quick Voice Formatting makes deleting and formatting text faster than ever. Click to enlarge. |  New on-screen help and tutorials help users become experts in no time. Click to enlarge. | Speech 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. Turn Talk Into Text Accurate Speech Recognition for PC Applications
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. Works With the Applications Users Already Have
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. Create and Edit Documents and Messages
Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 introduces new graphical icons to enhance the DragonBar user interface, making the product even easier to use. Users can quickly add custom words, such as proper names, to the system's vocabulary. Quick 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. With the automatic punctuation option, users can omit spoken periods and commas during dictation--Dragon NaturallySpeaking enters them automatically. Send Email, Instant Messages and Surf the Web--All by Voice
Users can browse the Internet with ease: search the Web, access information and navigate Web pages, simply by speaking URLs and links. User Benefits Faster than Typing
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. Fun and Easy to Use--Get Started Right Away
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. Avoid Repetitive Strain Injuries
By using voice to control the PC and create documents, users reduce their risk of developing repetitive strain injuries, such as carpal tunnel syndrome.
Key Feature Differences Between Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Standard and Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Preferred | Dragon 10
Preferred | Dragon 10
Standard | | More accurate than Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 | | • | | Faster than Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 | • | • | | New on-screen help and tutorials--be an expert user right away | • | • | | Create documents, email and instant messages--simply by speaking | • | • | | Surf the Web by voice | • | • | | No enrollment required--get started instantly | • | • | | New on-screen help and tutorials--be an expert user right away | • | • | | Dictate directly into virtually any Microsoft Windows application | • | • | | Control menus and dialog boxes by voice in virtually any Microsoft Windows application | • | • | | Natural commands for Microsoft Outlook Express and Microsoft Excel | • | | | Dragon Voice Shortcuts to speed Web and desktop search | • | | | Automatically transcribe recordings from Nuance-approved handheld recorders or Pocket PCs | • | | | Wireless microphone support, including Bluetooth | • | | | Includes Nuance RealSpeak for turning text into human-sounding synthesized speech | • | | | Play back your dictation for easier correction and proofing | • | | | Insert your signature, logo or boilerplate text in any file with a simple voice command | • | | | Import/export your user files to use on any PC with Dragon NaturallySpeaking | • | |
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 272
 Very Inaccurate, So I Rather Touch-Type With The Dvorak Keyboard (Faster Than QWERTY) July 26, 2010
Chen Yee (Vancouver, WA USA)
When I got this software at OfficeMax in fall 2008 and after I setup the software and when I dictated into a microphone, guess what, my laptop misrecognized what I said ALL THE TIME. Therefore I rather touch-type on any computers.
Not only it messes up all the time, I prefer typing for other reasons:
1. When I dictate personal messages and e-mails, people around me can easily understand me, especially when I work w/ my colleagues in an office while on the job.
2. It's even quieter to type than dictating, so it's better and less awkward for libraries.
3. For some people, if they use the dictating method too much, they may forget how to type and spell correctly.
4. A lot of jobs do wanna hire people who can type since we're in the digital age.
5. Doesn't work w/ all computers, like some other reviewers I read.
6. Very expensive ($100) compared to the Mavis Beacon typing software ($15-$20).
Since I opened the software package and guess what, I could not return this software cuz OfficeMax doesn't allow returns on computer software, so that was $100 DOWN THE DRAIN.
I would not recommend this software, so u got to learn to TOUCH-TYPE on computers (preferably w/ QWERTY since that's most widely used). However, if u care about typing very fast, especially to type for ur job, I would recommend learning to type on the Dvorak keyboard (designed to facilitate speed and w/ the vowels placed on the left in the home row and the most commonly used letters in the home row), and I'm typing w/ Dvorak on my laptop right now. W/ Dvorak, u'll eventually be able to touch-type at 120 wpm.
 Nuace will not support their products July 20, 2010
bobby
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I own version 9, and it's only a few years old. I thought nothing of it when I tried to load it onto my new computer with windows 7. I knew I was screwed with the first pop-up. I called customer service and, sterotypically, reached a "software engineer" working out of a phone booth in Bombay. The first suggestion was, naturally, to buy an upgrade. They would throw in a free small Squishee and 10% off a sell-by date expired breakfast Burrito (Thank you, come again).
Next idea was to run the computer in "virtual" XP. I tried to explain that the usual way the computer biz works is that new O/S's work with old software, not the other way around. Then, I thought, well, why not embrace the Nuance concept and if the Smithsonian would make me a good deal on a well cared-for Coleco, I just might take that Beta-Max machine off their hands. I figure that this solution would work while I took the Nuance logic to the ultimate conclusion of storing my Abacus-derived data on clay tablets encoded by cone shaped symbols.
I have other Nuance software, but will never buy another item from them, unless I can get a pirated copy of it for $20 or so. What goes around comes around.
With new operating systems coming out, seemingly, almost monthly, I would advise anyone thinking about upgrading their computer in the next year or two to not waste their money on this unsupported, expensive software. It never worked great anyway, and required extra careful proofreading with "fresh eyes" to avoid possible embarassing gaffs and Spoonerisms.
 Works great for me. I can speak faster than I can type. July 18, 2010
R. D. Fletcher (New Hampshire)
I had an earlier version of NaturallySpeaking and had to go to 10.1 when I upgraded my computer to Windows 7. I actually bought version 10.0 and then went online to Dragon and downloaded version 10.1. This got me out of the deal a lot cheaper (Amazon to the rescue!)
I can see a big difference in the performance of this new version and I really like it. I would recommend it to most everyone, especially if you have any inclination to do a lot of writing. I find that being able to lean back and think about what I want to say is so much better than trying to concentrate on that stupid keyboard.
Of course like anything there is a learning curve but I don't think it's all that bad and it has a big payback, especially if you are a search and destroy kind of typist.
Fatal flaw July 14, 2010
user
DNS Stardard 10.00 does not have backup capability. You cannot import or export user files. These are basic functions that should be present even in the standard package. I knew that I would not need other advanced features, but it never occurred to me to check for a backup function. I would not buy another
Nuance DNS program again because of this. I think it's a way to strong arm the buyer into buying a more expensive version than he or she actually needs.
Time Saver! July 11, 2010
Deb (Florida)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I still haven't had a chance to learn and use this as much as I would like to, but I think it will be a real time saver in the future. I can also see it as a godsend for people who can't type well or have a disability that precludes them from typing at all. There are some tips and tricks I haven't learned yet which I'm sure will make things go more smoothly too. I'm also hoping my spouse will learn to use it so I don't have to be his typist all the time!
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