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Justin S
01-16-2008, 06:58 AM
MacSpeech, the leading supplier of speech recognition software for the Mac has canned its long-running iListen product and has launched a Mac version of the top selling Windows speech recognition product, Dragon NaturallySpeaking through a licensing agreement with Dragon's developer, Nuance Communications.
[source] (http://www.itwire.com/content/view/16117/53/)
SCI-Nurse
01-16-2008, 10:01 AM
Good to know, but after my mother failed at learning to use both ViaVoice and iListen (with significant investment of both money and time), I think we will pass as long as she can still type with adaptive equipment.
(KLD)
Chaz19
01-16-2008, 08:51 PM
ahhh! fantastic (heavy sigh)
Wise Young
01-16-2008, 08:51 PM
That is great. Wise.
Lizbv
01-16-2008, 11:48 PM
ahhh! fantastic (heavy sigh)
lol another $28 and more training. lol I can't keep up :p
was just getting to know "the dog":D
now that I think about it- PN and I discussed this would happen in the future. Its posted somewhere in our previous ramblings
Justin S
01-18-2008, 12:25 AM
Another source with more info. (http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080117-serious-speech-dictation-makes-its-mac-debut-at-macworld-08.html)
Lizbv
02-06-2008, 12:36 PM
I bought i-listen 8 on 12/30/07 online. they offered me a $29 crossgrade. I purchased and am waiting. I still need to fill out the crossgrade pdf form and send it in also. Has anyone else?
In my case iListen 1.7 was purchased from Amazon on December 8, 2007. I have registered (correctly) iListen, I have not received any confirmation e-mail from MacSpeech. I find this odd, but I do have an activation code for the crossgrade, along with the original serial numbers for the iListen software. It appears to me that I will have to pay $79 to do the crossgrade for MacSpeech Dictate, I think.
E-Mail From the Mac Speech Team
Thank you for writing. Please supply the name, e-mail address, and activation code you used when you registered version 1.8 iListen.
We will forward your information to the IT staff (who will keep a record of it). They will work to resolve your issue as quickly as we can possibly manage. Please understand that the response to MacSpeech Dictate has been far greater than we expected. So it may take some time for the IT staff to get to you and resolve your issue. Rest assured you will be able to register your copy of iListen and/or purchase a crossgrade to MacSpeech Dictate.
We are going to mark this ticket has resolved for the time being; but you may reopen the ticket at any time by supplying the requested information.
According to the MacSpeech website, I needed to install iListen 1.8 or fill out and download a new registration form in order to get the crossgrade discount. I installed iListen 1.8 and after five minutes of training the accuracy was close to 90%. I was dictating into Microsoft Word and its 30-day trial period. The next day I tried iListen again and started to dictate into Word, but the accuracy dropped to around 30%. The software would not allow me to dictate a reply using the Safari browser.
Lizbv
02-16-2008, 12:44 AM
The Mac Speech Dictate version = Dragon Naturally speaking Preferred version for MAC.
fyi
The Mac Speech Dictate version = Dragon Naturally speaking Preferred version for MAC.
Muy bueno!
Have you received your copy of MacSpeech Dictate?
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Lizbv
02-16-2008, 11:31 PM
no. i ordered online on 2/4 and sent in my crossgrade application on 2/10.
will let everyone know. how about u.
I did the crossgrade on February 13, 2008. I will report back as soon as I have something to share.