Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 Standard | 
 enlarge | From: Nuance Communications, Inc.
Category: Software
List Price: $99.99
Buy New: $49.99
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Rating:  140 reviews
Sales Rank: 20
Format: Cd
Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows Xp, Windows Vista
Media: CD-ROM
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.1 x 2.8
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: A309A-GG4-9.0
Model: A309A-G01-9.0
UPC: 780420115187
EAN: 0780420115187
ASIN: B000GUDDXA
Release Date: July 25, 2006
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
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| Features:
| • | 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. |
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Amazon.com
Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 (Standard Edition) gives small business users and PC enthusiasts the power to create documents, reports, e-mails and more -- all by speaking! Over three times faster than typing, and amazingly accurate, NaturallySpeaking 9 translates your voice dictations into Microsoft Word and Excel, Corel WordPerfect, and virtually all Windows-based applications. It's never been easier to use -- with no script reading required, you can get started right away! 
NaturallySpeaking 9 translates your voice dictations into Microsoft Word and Excel, Corel WordPerfect, and virtually all Windows-based applications. View larger. | Three Times Faster than Typing
A C/NET Editor's Choice for February 2006, and a PC World 100 best products of 2006, Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 is up to 99 percent accurate, and often more accurate than typing. Dragon NaturallySpeaking never makes a spelling mistake, and it's actually programmed to get "smarter" the more your use it. And because most people speak over 120 words per minute, but type less than 40 words a minute, NaturallySpeaking lets you create letters and e-mails about three times faster than typing by hand. Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 is extremely easy to use and require no training. A full set of new on-screen tutorials simplify the training process, so you can be an expert Dragon NaturallySpeaking user right away. An included approved free noise-canceling microphone helps you get started immediately. And you can use your voice to dictate, edit and control just about any Windows-based application, which gives you unprecedented flexibility as you work. It even supports Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird. Just talk, and you can surf the web, open and close applications, even control your mouse and the entire desktop. You can also dictate, edit, and navigate more easily in Microsoft Word, Outlook Express, and Corel WordPerfect than in previous versions. For Web browsing, Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 lets you search the Web, access information, and navigate web pages by speaking URLs and links.
The DragonBar includes a "Select and Say" indicator that turns green when you are in an application or window where all of NaturallySpeaking's functionality is supported. | Seamless Editing Functionality
We all add unnecessary "ums" and "ahs" when we speak, and the last thing you want is to spend your time editing all those extraneous insertions from your documents. Thanks to its built-in Nothing But Speech (NBS) technology, Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 filters out inadvertent fillers and sounds between words, keeping your document clean. The program's "natural punctuation" feature means that when you dictate casual writing styles, you no longer have to say "period" and "comma." So why type your emails, or fiddle with your mouse to surf the Web when you can more easily and quickly use your voice?
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 Accuracy No Training Required Expanded Support for New Applications New Tutorials Support for Non-standard Edit Controls Dragon NaturallySpeaking Command Browser Add Terms and Contact Names Dictate into Favorite Programs Navigate Desktop by Voice Eliminate "Ums" and "Ahs" from Dictation Control Mouse by Voice Work on the Web by Voice Multiple Correction Methods Edit by Voice Natural PunctuationLanguage Support: EnglishPlatform Support: PCCompatibility: Microsoft Word Corel WordPerfect
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| Customer Reviews: Read 135 more reviews...
 Pretty darn natural June 30, 2008
R. Cronin (melbourne, FL, USA)
A mature product that does very well what it is supposed to. The more I use it, the better both it and I learn, and the better it gets. Goodbye to the threat of carpal tunnel syndrome!
 I want nobody to be cheated from this seller June 28, 2008
Sunjin Kim (CA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought standard edition from this seller.
When it is delivered, the box was already opened, and the seal for the first CD was also broken.
At first, I thought that somebody returned this, and this seller try to sell this again without sealing it.
But, when I tried to install it, I found that something is wrong because CD-KEY was invalid.
I realized that I was cheated when I take out the CD from my CD-ROM.
The first CD was prefered edition whereas the second CD was standard edition.
Of course anything else including CD-KEY is standard edition. I cannot even try to use it.
I don't care if this is a mistake of seller.
I am totally disappointed I am on the returning progress, now.
 Pretty good so far June 26, 2008
Jo A. Causey (Long Beach, CA United States)
I have only been using it for one day so I can't speak to much other than it was easy to install, easy to train, fairly easy to use, and had a surprising amount of preinstalled names. I am looking forward to getting used to it to make corrections as it doesn't always hear me correctly but so far so good. I have never used another product like this so I am unfamiliar with anything else to make a comparison but I am sure it is far superior to previous versions.
Obvoiusly not ready for the real marketplace June 26, 2008
Gary C (Atlanta)
I recently purchased this product, and while it was a fun novelty for the first few minutes, the unpredictability and instablity of the product soon revealed that it was not really something that I could really use to do actual work.
The interface unpredictabily decided to stop taking any dictation while in MS word, so the only way to get anything into Word is to use a special window. If you speak at a normal pace as the instructions continually stress, the product gets so far behind that you have no idea what it has understood or missed.
Without a doubt the future of computing will revolve around natural human speech commands, and at times this product offers glimpses of that, but the current state of this product is as far from that future as the Wright brothers were from a spaceship. The only reason that I gave it 1 star is that you cannot rate it lower.
Terrible and Unreliable Product June 14, 2008
P. Clifford (Seattle, Washington)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
In my very humble opinion I strongly suggest no one purchase Dragon Naturally Speaking Standard version 9. It is highly unreliable; there is no customer support, unless if you're willing to pay for it and it is a complete waste of money.
I purchased this version because I was satisfied with their version 4. At first it seemed to work quite well - but notice I say at first. I went through the various training sessions to improve the accuracy and thought things were going along quite well until I made the mistake of shutting down the computer before closing Dragon Naturally Speaking. The next time I've booted up and tried to open this program I got the message, "The vocabulary you have chosen ..... is incompatible for invalid". What a shock! I tried a couple of times and got the same message. The only option left was to create a new user or remove and then reinstall the program, essentially starting all over again.
Well, I did remove and reinstall the program and did the training again. What a pain! A month later I again happen to shut down the computer before closing out Dragon Naturally Speaking. You guessed it, I had to go through the whole process again which was remove and reinstall the program. Oh, and let's not forget the training.
Everything went along fairly well, though the recognition wasn't all that great anymore, until I was working away and lost the power to my house. Yep, to use the program I would have to remove it and reinstall it. That was the final straw.
I'm now using the speech recognition program that comes with the Microsoft operating system and it is doing as well as Dragon Naturally Speaking. The Microsoft program doesn't seem to have all the bells and whistles as the other but it works and I didn't have to pay for it.
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