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MacSpeech Dictate |  | From: Nuance Communications, Inc.
Category: Software
List Price: $199.00
Buy New: $160.15
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Seller: Amazon.com
Rating:  165 reviews
Sales Rank: 76
Format: CD-ROM
Platform: Mac OS X Intel
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: Standard
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: Mac OS X
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.8 x 2.6
MPN: MSDICTATE
Model: MACSPEECH DICTATE
UPC: 806709380876
EAN: 0780420121577
ASIN: B0014KJ6EQ
Release Date: February 15, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Speech-recognition software built exclusively for Mac OS X | | • | Input text and execute commands--hands free (no keyboard or mouse required) | | • | Works with Microsoft Word, Adobe Photoshop, and Apple applications such as iChat, Mail, etc. | | • | Almost-perfect accuracy rate of up to 99 percent; never misspells a word | | • | Understands 13 distinct English dialect variations; headset microphone included |
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Product Description
MacSpeech Dictate Welcome to the brand new MacSpeech Dictate the premier speech recognition solution for the Macintosh. Written from the ground up for the Mac MacSpeech Dictate s features accuracy and capabilities make it as fun productive and intuitive to use as the Mac itself. The all-new MacSpeech Dictate provides: Amazing Accuracy MacSpeech Dictate will astonish you with its accuracy. You simply talk and leave the recognition to MacSpeech Dictate. Essential Command Capabilities Instead of using your mouse to select menu commands or your keyboard to type shortcuts just speak a command. MacSpeech Dictate executes it for you. What could be easier? Works With The Apps You Already Have Microsoft Word Adobe Photoshop QuarkXPress and on and on MacSpeech Dictate works perfectly with them all. And MacSpeech Dictate works great with Apple s applications as well including iChat Mail iPhoto Keynote and more. Built Especially For The Mac Mac users expect only the best from the applications they use on their Macs. MacSpeech Dictate was built from the ground up to ensure the ultimate experience for Mac users. No Training Required MacSpeech Dictate provides astounding productivity straight out of the box. You don t need to invest a single second of time training MacSpeech Dictate. Uses The Legendary Dragon NaturallySpeaking Speech Recognition Engine At the core of MacSpeech Dictate is the world-renowned speech recognition engine Dragon NaturallySpeaking. It s the brains and brawn behind MacSpeech Dictate s phenomenal accuracy capabilities. Comes With Everything You Need Including Headphones There are no hidden costs. MacSpeech Dictate includes everything you need to be instantly productive as soon as start using it including a high quality headphone/microphone unit.Format: ACCESSORY Genre: ACCESSORIES/COMPUTER UPC: 806709380876 Manufacturer No: MSDICTATE
Amazon.com Product Description
Welcome to MacSpeech Dictate, the premier speech-recognition software for the Macintosh. With MacSpeech Dictate, you're free to focus on what you have to say--just think it, speak it, and create it. Instead of typing, use your voice to input text; rather than clicking your mouse, just speak commands. MacSpeech Dictate executes it for you. What could be easier? Written from the ground up for the Mac, MacSpeech Dictate's accuracy and capabilities make it as fun, productive, and intuitive to use as the Mac itself.  Premier speech-recognition software for the Macintosh. | Accurate Amazing Accuracy
MacSpeech Dictate will astound you with its accuracy rate--near perfection with up to 99% accuracy. You simply talk and leave the recognition to MacSpeech Dictate. MacSpeech Dictate never misspells a word--typos are a thing of the past. Even Greater Recognition
MacSpeech Dictate boasts robust Phrase Training capabilities, allowing it to learn as it goes based on your voice input. Even more, MacSpeech Dictate recognizes and understands 13 distinct English dialect variations, nine with U.S. spelling and four with U.K. spelling. Minimal Training Required
MacSpeech Dictate provides astounding accuracy and productivity. With just minutes of training, you'll be using MacSpeech Dictate's superior capabilities.  Recognizes 13 distinct English dialect variations such as American, British, Australian, and more. | Powerful Essential Command Capabilities
Instead of using your mouse to select menu commands or your keyboard to type shortcuts, just speak a command. MacSpeech Dictate executes it for you. What's more, MacSpeech Dictate understands key commands. With the 'Press The Key' and 'Press The Key Combo' commands, you can enter specific keys and even keyboard modifiers like Command, Option, Shift, and Control. That makes you more productive and MacSpeech Dictate more intuitive. What could be better? Document Freedom
MacSpeech Dictate works great with most text documents, even those it didn't create. MacSpeech Dictate can read a document's contents, or a portion of it, that you can then navigate and edit. Compatible Works with the Apps You Already Have
Microsoft Word, Adobe Photoshop, QuarkXPress, and more. And MacSpeech Dictate works great with Apple's applications as well, including iChat, Mail, iPhoto, and Keynote, among others.  MacSpeech-certified, noise-cancelling microphone headset included. | Make Your Move
You don't need a keyboard or mouse to move around in your documents. MacSpeech Dictate lets you move your cursor forwards, backwards, and much more with just your voice. It helps make editing your documents a breeze. Spelling a World of Words
MacSpeech Dictate's spelling mode lets you easily spell words, names, and acronyms with either natural language or the International Radio Alphabet. You have complete control over every aspect of your speech recognition input. No Hidden Costs
MacSpeech Dictate includes everything you need to be instantly productive as soon as you start using it, including a high-quality headset microphone.  Equipped with the world-renowned Dragon speech-recognition engine by Nuance. | Built for Mac Built Especially for the Mac
Mac users expect only the best from the applications they use on their Macs. MacSpeech Dictate was built from the ground up to ensure the ultimate experience on Mac OS X. Exceptional Online Help
For those times when you need a little assistance, MacSpeech Dictate boasts a complete online, searchable help book. It's convenient to use, easy to understand, and all just a mouse click away.
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 Better than I expected July 16, 2010
Charles Bellingrath (West Hartford, CT, US)
As a former owner of various dictation programs, I have been pleasantly surprised, I use it with most programs.
 MacSpeech Dictate July 9, 2010
Tim S
This is a fantastic product and it saves me many hours a week. It is the first dictation program I've used that is worth using.
 do not buy this product - it's not worth the frustration June 27, 2010
M. Cemenska (Boston, MA)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I used to use DragonDictate on the PC and it worked fine. When we switched to the MAC, I bought this product. I'm planning on buying a PC and switching back. This product is not ready for prime time. While it is possible to dictate new text without too much problem (note I didn't say zero problems), when you get ready to try to navigate an existing document and make changes, get out your anti-anxiety meds. First off, there is next to zero navigation support. In the PC product you could do a "select" and then an 'unselect' if it wasn't the right one. No chance on this product - there is no unselect. Tech support said to use "press the key page down" and identify some unique sequence of words. Try doing that a bunch of times. So you get to the point that you have to use the key board - then things really go south. It gets in some mode that it won't accept dictation - only commands. And it stays there. Or it takes every 'select' to be 'select all'. Or it crashes. Nothing like losing the text you spent tons of time on - especially since it took you double the time because you were using MacDictate.Like a previous reviewer, I am constantly having to use "scratch that", which gets really annoying. I would say, don't buy this product. Buy a PC instead.
BTW: I have tried to work with tech support on the problem. I keep being told to reinstall, create a new profile, and turn cacheing off. That seems to be the full range of suggestions. Frankly, they have a poor interface that almost forces you to use the keyboard which results the product hanging or crashing. Seems like a bad design.
Great, but needs USB Adapter for Bluetooth June 25, 2010
Michael Evans (Houston, TX)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The program seems to be running very well, but as others have said, you MUST read the manual. Amazon recommendations include a Caliso bluetooth headseat and charger. What is missing in the recommendation is one for the Plantronics Bluetooth USB Adapter BUA-100. Dictate will not function properly without a USB connection. This was confirmed by the support site. Bottom line: if you want to use bluetooth with Dictate, buy the adapter (Amazon has a very good price.)
Read the Fine Print June 18, 2010
R. Ellison (Texas)
0 out of 15 found this review helpful
I recently bought Nuance's Dragon program for a Microsoft based PC. It did not work. When I tried to install it I got a message that the company knows it is not compatible with my version of Windows (XP). It is deceptive to withhold that information from shoppers. I have a new Mac and wanted to find a voice recognition program for it, and I see that Nuance is it. I would not buy from this company. It is throwing $$ away. For any class action lawyer looking for a good one, read this from the company's website:
Burlington, MA, February 8, 2010 - Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced financial results for its first quarter of fiscal 2010, ended December 31, 2009.
Nuance reported GAAP revenue of $263.0 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2010, a 21.3% increase over GAAP revenue of $216.8 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2009. The Company reported non GAAP revenue of approximately $284.6 million, which includes $21.6 million in revenue lost to accounting treatment in conjunction with the Company's acquisitions. First quarter fiscal 2010 non GAAP revenue grew approximately 16.4% over non-GAAP revenue of $244.4 million in the same quarter last year.
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