Technical details
Microphone included |
Y |
USB audio support |
Y |
Natural punctuation support |
Y |
Platform |
PC |
Format and edit by voice |
Y |
System requirements
Minimum RAM |
256 MB |
Minimum hard disk space |
500 MB |
Minimum processor |
Intel Pentium III / 500 MHz |
Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8 Preferred Full, NL, Win32
Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8's record breaking accuracy improvements make using speech recognition easier than ever before. Version 8 also includes powerful command creation features, allowing the software to meet the needs of any user. Complete mobility is available through the most popular handheld devices, including more digital recorders and PDAs. Plus, Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8 fully supports enterprise deployments, from a native MSI installer to complete workstation roaming. Whether you're looking to reduce transcription costs, use a PC hands free, create documents faster or just have more fun with your PC, Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8 is the product for you.
* A Breakthrough In Accuracy
Expanded language models and improved acoustic training techniques deliver up to 99% accuracy. Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8 boasts one of the largest accuracy increase of any release in the history of Dragon NaturallySpeaking.
* Enterprise Ready
Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8 makes your user profile available anywhere on the network, and automatically synchronizes updates and adaptations centrally. Use the new Native MSI Installer to install Dragon NaturallySpeaking through a network to multiple client machines.
* Support For More Devices
Now you can dictate into a Palm Tungsten, as well as a digital recorder or Pocket PC, and have your recording transcribed by Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8 when you synch with your PC.
* Instant Formatting
With Smart Formatting, you can specify how Dragon NaturallySpeaking formats dates, measurements and acronyms to meet your requirements. You can even establish the specific configuration of any word, such as capitalization or spacing.
* Improved Commands
With Smart Text & Graphics Shortcuts, you can instantly fill out entire templates with unique information. And with Smart Commands, you can change the action of a voice command depending on the location of the cursor.
* Custom Vocabulary Tools
The simplified Vocabulary Builder makes customizing your vocabulary faster, easier, and more powerful. And an improved Vocabulary Editor makes it easier than ever before to fine tune custom vocabularies.
* Easier to Use with a Handheld Device
With Multiple Acoustics you can now use a single vocabulary for your microphone and handheld device profiles.
When you use Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8 Preferred, it will change the way you think about PCs. You'll be faster, and have more fun, as you create letters, reports, and e-mails all by speaking. Just talk, and you can surf the web, open and close applications, even control your mouse and the entire desktop!
* Works With All Of Your Favorite Programs!
Dictate, edit and control applications all by voice with programs like Microsoft® Word, Microsoft® Outlook® Express, Microsoft® Excel®, Microsoft® Internet Explorer®, America Online®, and Corel® WordPerfect®.
* Faster Than Typing!
Most people speak faster than 160 words per minute, but type less than 40 words a minute. That means you can create letters and e-mails about three times faster using Dragon NaturallySpeaking!
* More Accurate Than Ever Before!
With a 25% increase in accuracy, Dragon NaturallySpeaking® 8 is up to 99% accurate and frequently more accurate than typing. Dragon NaturallySpeaking never makes a spelling mistake, and it actually gets smarter the more you use it!
* Easy To Use!
Simply install the Dragon NaturallySpeaking CD, and in just a few minutes, you'll be dictating letters, e-mails and surfing the web by voice! We even include a free noise-canceling microphone.
* Mobile
Be productive on-the-go! Import recordings from any Nuance-certified handheld device for automatic transcription.