Dragon 5.0.1 review: Speech recognition for the Mac gets improved accuracy, better interface<article>
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<p>I’ve been using speech recognition software for nearly 20 years, first experimenting with IBM’s ViaVoice, which required you to speak one word at a time. Over the years, I have watched as the software has improved, offering continuous speech recognition, and honing the accuracy of the speech recognition engines. The only major player for OS X is Nuance’s
Dragon (formerly known as Dragon Dictate). Now at version 5, Dragon offers some of the biggest changes since this software was first introduced, both under the hood and on the screen.</p><p>Speech recognition software has long required that you use a specific type of microphone. I have looked at this type of microphone in
a buying guide from 2011, and
a more recent look at some wireless microphones. One of the biggest changes in Dragon 5 is that the software now supports internal microphones on Macs. Recognition is better with a microphone specifically designed for this usage, but in my testing I found that, in my quiet home/office, accuracy was excellent using the internal mic on my Retina iMac.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2989246/input-devices/dragon-5-0-1-review-speech-recognition-for-the-mac-gets-improved-accuracy-better-interface.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Dragon 5.0.1 review: Speech recognition for the Mac gets improved accuracy, better interface
