[MV] MacSpeech Dictate

[Chuck Rogers]

Ian:

Like Dragon NaturallySpeaking, MacSpeech Dictate has both a Dictation  
and a Command mode. Unlike iListen, however, you can utter commands in  
Dictate mode and they are properly recognized as such, providing you  
pause briefly before and after the command (which you also have to do  
in NaturallySpeaking to get the best results).

The new program also has a built-in Notepad, in which you can talk or  
type in any combination without causing synchronization problems. You  
may still have problems in other applications however. It should be  
noted that this really wasn't a flaw in iListen, but a byproduct of  
how other programs are written. In Mac OS X other programs do not  
handle their text in such a way that it is easy for us to manage text  
that we didn't put there.



Best Regards,

Chuck Rogers, Chief Evangelist
MacSpeech, Inc.




On Jan 21, 2008, at 10:34 PM, Ian Gilman wrote:

> This is a very exciting!
>
> What I really want to know is whether this new application fixes  
> iListen's serious interface flaws, like the distinction between  
> dictation and command mode, and the requirement that you not touch  
> your text before correcting it.
>
> -- Ian Gilman-- digital renaissance man
> -- www.iangilman.com-- 415-706-8447
>
> On Jan 18, 2008, at 8:06 AM, Chuck Rogers wrote:
>
>> All:
>>
>> Sorry I have not posted to the list sooner - it has been a very  
>> busy Macworld, as you can imagine!
>>
>> By now, most of you probably know, we announced a new product at  
>> Macworld Expo this week - MacSpeech Dictate. I wanted to give you  
>> some of the details about this exciting new product.
>>
>> - MacSpeech Dictate is NOT "Dragon on the Mac" anymore than iListen  
>> was "Philips on the Mac." Yes, we are using the incredible Dragon  
>> NaturallySpeaking speech engine, but that is where the resemblance  
>> stops. Basically, we feed the audio into the engine, and text comes  
>> out. What is done with the text is 100% Macintosh code written by  
>> us. Not one line of code from any of Dragon's software programs or  
>> from iListen is used in this new program.
>>
>> - MacSpeech Dictate is Intel only, but it will work on any Intel- 
>> based Macintosh running Mac OS X 10.4.11 or higher with at least  
>> 1GB of RAM.
>>
>> - MacSpeech Dictate will ship with 6 versions of English: US, UK,  
>> Australian, Indian, Southeast Asian, and Teen.
>>
>> - Later this year we will be releasing versions for French, German,  
>> Italian, and Spanish.
>>
>> - Later this year we will be releasing Medical and Legal  
>> vocabularies.
>>
>> - Training literally takes only 5 minutes for most people. Those  
>> with unique vocal characteristics or accents that do not fall into  
>> one of the regional English language models may need to read  
>> another story or two to achieve maximum accuracy, but even for  
>> those folks, accuracy will be better than a fully trained profile  
>> in iListen after only 5 minutes of training.
>>
>> - MacSpeech Dictate 1.0 will ship in mid-February. It's retail  
>> price will be $199. Anyone who already has iListen can crossgrade  
>> to the new program for $99. Through next Friday, we are running a  
>> Macworld Expo crossgrade special for existing iListen owners: $79  
>> plus shipping. This is a special offer that expires next Friday and  
>> is a pre-order. There will not be a download option because the  
>> program installs over 1GB of data on your hard drive. It will be  
>> possible to download upgrades, however.
>>
>> - Due to the switch to a new engine, we are no longer shipping  
>> copies of iListen. iListen is available in retail stores and online  
>> through many outlets, including the Apple store. iListen remains a  
>> viable option for anyone running non-Intel-based Macs.
>>
>> We are thrilled about this new product. I have been doing demos on  
>> the show floor every day, and even though my voice is getting  
>> hoarse, I am still getting near 100% accuracy even when the show  
>> floor is noisy!
>>
>> I'd like to stress that MacSpeech Dictate is a 100% Mac-only  
>> program, written from the ground up for Mac OS X. I hope I have  
>> answered most of your questions. If not, please feel free to either  
>> email me personally at chuck.rogers at macspeech.com or post to the  
>> list. Keep in mind I am at Macworld Expo and may not be able to  
>> reply right away.
>>
>>
>> Best Regards,
>>
>> Chuck Rogers, Chief Evangelist
>> MacSpeech, Inc.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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