We managed to evaluate iListen a few months ago and were frankly
disappointed. It is not well supported in the UK and we would be
surprised if anything had changed fundamentally since. My Mac Colleague
Geoff Best writes:
I have previously spent approx 4 hours with iListen trying to get it to
work.
Its recognition rates were about 60% to 70%.
The developers take an AGE to get back to you - it took us 18 months to
get
an initial evaluation copy.
It has basic functions with most applications. If you want a total
command
set for say Office then you need to purchase an add-on pack.
The learning system is fairly rubbish.
ViaVoice is the only solution we can recommend. With 512Mb of ram with
the
latest Mac OS it provides approx 90% to 95% accuracy but it really is
useless when trying to make changes or alterations. ViaVoice does not
allow
you to import ANY audio file formats.
If Speech recognition is a must and is required to be used most of the
time
then a PC with Dragon is really the only solution.
For simple dictation without the need to have total control over your
Mac
then ViaVoice is ok.
But iListen is not something I could recommend at all.
Geoff Best
Apple Macintosh Manager
ACDT/PT
Regards
Ian Litterick
http://www.dyslexic.com
http://www.iansyst.co.uk
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff.
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Nasser
> Sent: 21 June 2005 00:18
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> Subject: Re: [DIS-FORUM] Mac v PC voice recognition update
>
> Ian
> We are in the process of evaluating this software and as soon as it is
> finished I will post it to the list. The initial finding indicates
that
> it lacks many features of Dragon and the recognition is not as good
> either.
>
> Nasser
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff.
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ian F.
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> Subject: Mac v PC voice recognition update
>
> Has anyone evaluated recent versions of Mac voice input software e.g.
> iListen - how does iListen (or other packages) compare to Dragon NS?
Is
> the
> PC still the best platform for people who need (not want) to use voice
> recognition as a way of controlling and dictating to the computer?
>
> Ian Francis
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