Your whole sci-fi dreams of having the ability to talk to your gadgets and feature the do your bidding are slowly becoming a reality. Nuance , the corporate behind Dragon NaturallySpeaking, was on the forefront of the technology since 1997 and, with the discharge of eleven.5, it has added some neat tips to its dictation-taking repertoire. At the desktop side, new widgets let you post updates on your Facebook and Twitter accounts with the aid of saying “post to” you social network of choice before spouting off your status update — perfect for drunk tweeting when those beer goggles make it hard to hit the keys. Nuance also released the Dragon Remote Mic App for iOS, which turns your Apple device right into a wireless mic that beams commands and dictated notes straight in your PC. We’re pretty excited for all this voice control stuff — as long as our computers don’t start refusing our requests in a detached monotone. Inspect the PR after the break.
Leading Speech Recognition Application Adds New Social Media Sharing Capabilities, Correction and Editing Features and More; New Remote Mic App Turns iPhone into Wireless Mic if you want to Dictate into and Control Applications in your PC
BURLINGTON, Mass., – June 13, 2011 – Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN), a provider of speech solutions, today unveiled Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11.5, a brand new release of the world’s best-selling speech recognition software for the computer. Building at the improved accuracy, faster performance and intuitive new interface introduced in Dragon 11, Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11.5 adds new features that assist you create documents, send emails, surf the net, share social status and engage with many PC applications.
Along side the launch of Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11.5, Nuance introduced the Dragon Remote Mic App, a free application at the Apple iOS app store which makes it possible to take advantage of an iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad as a wireless microphone for Dragon via a Wi-Fi network connection. Many shoppers have requested to take advantage of their smartphones and other mobile devices with Dragon to have more flexibility with how and where they dictate with Dragon. The hot Dragon Remote Mic App takes benefit of the nearly 200 million iOS devices in use today, and transforms the device right into a wireless microphone that easily captures dictation and controls applications in your PC.
Try Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11.5 and the hot Dragon Remote Mic App here.
Dragon has quickly grown in popularity as a mobile application for the Apple iOS, and millions of individuals around the world have downloaded Nuance’s Dragon Dictation app, which permits users to communicate text for SMS text messages, emails, social media updates and more. The app have been ranked as a leading free application in nearly every region it has launched since its launch in December of 2009. With amazing accuracy and speed, the Dragon Dictation and Dragon Search mobile apps for iOS have given millions of folk a peek on the power of Dragon NaturallySpeaking.
“As mobile devices and social networks are becoming a more important component of our customers’ lives, they’ve got asked us for more flexibility in how they could use Dragon,” said Peter Mahoney, senior vice chairman and general manager, Dragon, Nuance. “People that have never tried Dragon before might be genuinely impressed with all of the ways it permits you to interact along with your digital world. People who are already acquainted with Dragon will see some exciting improvements that stretch its use with social sharing, and add flexibility with microphones and recording devices.”
New to Dragon? The Dragon family of speech recognition software permits you to control your computer along with your voice. It is the hands-free option to turn speech into text, whether you’re capturing family stories, surfing the online, posting an update to Facebook or Twitter, or helping your kids cut homework time in half. Dragon gives people a simple, natural strategy to get more done in less time.
Current Dragon Users will appreciate the brand new upgrades and contours in Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11.5, including:
Enhanced Commands and Social Features – Dragon collapses common multi-step tasks at the PC into direct voice commands. You would send emails and schedule meetings, post an update to Facebook or Twitter, search the internet for info, quote or bracket text easily, search your desktop, and navigate between Windows, through speaking the action you intend to complete. Dragon 11.5 includes commands to consolidate multiple mouse clicks and keystrokes right into a direct voice command, comparable to:
“Post to Facebook [i admire Dragon]“
“Post to Twitter [Tweeting is a lot easier by voice]“
“Harry said ‘Empty Quotes’ i will the party without or with you”
“Search Amazon for Bluetooth headset”
“Search Twitter for haiku”
“Search maps for 11 West 53rd St., Ny, NY”
“Search Dragon Help for working with Gmail”
“Send an email to Mike Smith”
“Open My Pictures”
Dragon Remote Mic (Requires Dragon Premium, Professional or Legal version 11.5) – Turn your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad right into a wireless microphone to dictate into or completely control applications in your PC via a Wi-Fi network connection. So we can free yourself out of your corded headset, you can now use a tool that you could have already got.
Improved User Interface – The Dragon Sidebar helps you find and remember common commands. You can now glance at or explore global, application-specific, and custom-created commands, while also viewing Dragon’s user tips. Version 11.5 delivers additional application contexts to the Sidebar (including WordPad, Vocabulary Editor and Command Browser) and layout improvements to maximise content and readability.
Smarter Formatting, Correcting and Editing – Dragon users can issue simple voice commands to format text, reminiscent of “Bold New House Listings,” or “Capitalize Today’s Featured House.” As well, Dragon can apply (and undo) correction, formatting and editing to 1 or all instances of a word or group of words. The Dragon Correction Menu suggests more alternate recognitions by default and enables users to quickly add phrases to the vocabulary, or to stop an undesired word from being recognized. In Dragon 11.5, the Spelling Window (allowing users to type or spell out a word) is now resizable and delivers more readable options for alternate words and phrases, making it easier for users to change or correct text.
Getting Started with Dragon is quicker and Easier – Dragon 11.5 adds enhancements to make getting started simpler. It’s now much faster and easier to create a user profile, or to boost existing profiles with the improved Profile Upgrade Wizard.
More Software Support – Adding to Dragon’s existing software compatibility –including Microsoft Office 2010 applications and entire Text Control, Menu Tracking, and Natural Language Commands support for Word 2010, Outlook 2010, and Excel 2010, OpenOffice Writer, and updated user interfaces for netbooks – Dragon 11.5 adds support for much more applications and operating systems including:
Internet Explorer 9
Windows Live Mail 2011 (V15)
OpenOffice Writer version 3.3
Windows 7 SP1
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
“Overall, Dragon 11.5 is the perfect version of Dragon that Nuance has released – and i have been using it since version 9,” said Steve Smith, a knowledge Technology Consultant. “Performance is phenomenal and popularity speed is virtually instantaneous. In my experience, the popularity accuracy in Dragon 11.5 is so improved that I only need take a look at my dictation after I mispronounce a word. Adding words to the vocabulary is less complicated now – a terrific feature since i exploit lots of acronyms.”
Availability
Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11.5 Home and Premium can be found immediately starting at $99.99 through Nuance’s Website online in addition to its global network of reseller partners, software retailers and professional sales organizations. Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11.5 is a free upgrade for current registered Dragon 11 users. Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional 11.5 and Legal 11.5 could be available within the coming weeks from Nuance and during Nuance’s value added resellers worldwide. For additional info on features, editions, pricing and volume licensing programs, please visit http://www.nuance.com/dragon.
The brand new Dragon Remote Mic App is offered immediately as a free download within the Apple App Store here. Simply follow the instructions included with Dragon to exploit the brand new app to show your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad right into a wireless microphone.
Dragon NaturallySpeaking
Dragon has long been a number one speech recognition application at the desktop, utilized by millions of folks worldwide. As demand for speech has grown, Nuance has sought to make speech recognition accessible to more people, from more places and devices. Nuance has launched several Dragon Mobile Apps – including Dragon Dictation, Dragon Search, Dragon for E-mail and FlexT9 – for iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad and choose BlackBerry and Android devices to permit people to send email or text messages or update their social status at the go by voice.
Nuance Communications
Nuance Communications, Inc. is a number one provider of speech and imaging solutions for businesses and consumers around the globe. Its technologies, applications and services make the user experience more compelling by transforming the style people interact with information and the way they convey, share and use documents. On daily basis, millions of users and thousands of companies experience Nuance’s proven applications. For more info, please visit www.nuance.com .
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