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Dragon NaturallySpeaking Home 12.0, English (Old Version)

Platform : Windows Vista, Windows 8, Windows XP, Windows 7
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 2,047 ratings

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  • Improved Accuracy: Dragon 12 delivers up to a 20 percent improvement in out of box accuracy compared to Dragon 11
  • If you use Dragon on a computer with multi core processors and more than 4 GB of RAM, Dragon 12 automatically selects the BestMatch V speech model for you when you create your user profile in order to deliver faster performance
  • Better performance: Dragon 12 boosts performance by delivering easier correction and editing options, and giving you more control over your command preferences, letting you get things done faster than ever before
  • Smart Format Rules: Dragon now reaches out to you to adapt upon detecting your format corrections abbreviations, numbers, and more so your dictated text looks the way you want it to every time
  • More Natural Text to Speech Voice: Dragon 12's natural sounding Text To Speech reads editable text with fast forward, rewind and speed and volume control for easy proofing and multi tasking

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Product details

  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 1.5 x 7.5 inches; 7.52 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ K409A-G00-12.0
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ July 19, 2012
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Nuance Communications
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B008MR36FE
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 2,047 ratings

Product Description

Product Description

Turn Talk into Text-Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12 Home speech recognition software ignites new levels of creativity and convenience by letting you interact with your PC using your voice. Dragon recognizes what you say and how you say it so you can turn talk into text and enjoy using your voice to command your PC and applications. Say words and they appear on your screen - three times faster than typing. Use your favorite applications to dictate documents, send email, search the Web, or network with friends and family. Speak simple voice commands to launch applications, select menu items, “press” keys, save files, or switch from one window to another. Dragon 12 Home makes working on your PC for home or school easier and more enjoyable than ever before

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Dragon Sidebar puts important voice commands and tips in one convenient desktop location
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Dragon Home turns talk into text with greater recognition and formatting accuracy than ever before. Capture your ideas at the speed of thought without letting typing, spelling, or fear of the blank page slow you down. Say words and they appear on your computer screen - three times faster than typing - with no spelling mistakes. Correcting your dictated text is fast and easy, too.

Use your favorite applications to dictate documents, send e-mail, search the web, or network with friends and family. Speak simple voice commands to launch applications, select menu items, "press" keys, save files, or switch from one window to another. Dragon 12 Home makes working on your PC for home or school easier and more enjoyable than ever before.

Key New Features

  • Smart Format Rules allow Dragon to adapt by detecting your format corrections - abbreviations, numbers, and more - so your dictated text looks the way you want it every time.
  • Use Dragon with two of the most popular web-based e-mail applications - Gmail and Hotmail - with Full Text Control and commands for the most frequent actions.
  • An interactive tutorial provides simulations to enable you to learn and practice good dictation, correction, and editing habits so you can become more proficient with Dragon in record time.
  • Use an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch (4th gen) or now a compatible Android device as a remote microphone for flexibility and convenience.
  • Dragon 12 delivers up to a 20% improvement in out-of-box accuracy compared to Dragon 11.
  • If you use Dragon on a computer with multi-core processors and more than 4 GB of RAM, Dragon 12 automatically selects the BestMatch V speech model for you when you create your user profile in order to deliver faster performance.

Ignite More Fun at Your PC

Dragon 12 Home lets you say words and watch them appear on your computer screen. It’s easy to install and fun to use, making even mundane PC tasks more enjoyable. It changes the way you interact with your PC for the better so you can get through your "to-do" list faster than ever before.

Ignite Creativity by Capturing Your Spoken Thoughts

Simply speak and Dragon captures your thoughts so you’ll never lose track of another great idea. Capture your thoughts quickly and completely, without having to keep your eyes fixed on the screen or keyboard. When it’s time to edit and revise your documents, use Dragon’s commands to breeze through the process. Dragon can even adapt its format rules by detecting your format corrections – abbreviations, numbers, and more — so your dictated text looks the way you want it to every time.

Ignite Productivity by Turning Talk into Text

Turn talk into text three times faster than typing with up to 99% recognition accuracy right out of the box. Dragon 12 Home adapts to your voice and the words you use to deliver better recognition results over time. You can even personalize Dragon with acronyms, proper names and other unique phrases that you frequently use.

Ignite Convenience by Using Your Favorite Applications

In addition to DragonPad, the built-in text editor, you can use Dragon 12 Home with many of your favorite Windows applications.

  • Dictate documents in Microsoft Word, Corel WordPerfect, or OpenOffice Writer.
  • Send e-mail in Microsoft Outlook or Windows LiveMail.
  • Search the web using Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, or Google Chrome.
  • Post to Facebook or Twitter.

Dragon 12 Home even enhances the experience of using your voice with two of the most popular web-based email applications — Gmail and Hotmail — offering Full Text Control and commands for the most frequent actions in Internet Explorer 9, Mozilla Firefox 10 or higher, and Google Chrome 16 or higher.

Ignite Speed with Powerful Intuitive Voice Commands

Dragon Voice Shortcuts collapse common multi-step tasks into direct voice commands you can use at any time, no matter which applications are currently active. For example, say: "Search the web for licensed electricians in Brooklyn, New York" or "search Google for 87 divided by 12" and Dragon makes it happen. You can also say "open top site for Girl Scouts" and Dragon automatically opens the top-ranked page for these keywords. You can even use voice commands to schedule tasks and appointments and search your computer faster than ever before.

Ignite Comfort and Freedom

With Dragon 12 Home, you can use your PC in a comfortable, ergonomic way without being tied to your keyboard and mouse. You can even use your compatible iOS or Android device as a wireless microphone for optimal convenience.

Ignite Ease of Use, Right Out of the Box

Thanks to the new interactive tutorial’s simulations, you can learn and practice good dictation, correction and editing habits so that you can create text efficiently within just a few minutes. The Dragon Help system contains a "Tip of the Day" window and other easy ways for you to quickly learn what interests you. The Dragon Sidebar puts important voice commands and tips in one convenient desktop location. And on-screen help means information is always available when you need it.

System Requirements

CPU
  • Recommended: 2.2 GHz Intel dual core or equivalent AMD processor
  • Minimum: 1 GHz Intel Pentium or equivalent AMD processor or 1.66 GHz Intel Atom processor

NOTE: Faster processors yield faster performance. SSE2 instruction set is required.

Processor Cache
  • Recommended: 2 MB L2 cache
  • Minimum: 512 KB L2 cache
Free Hard Disk Space
  • 3.2 GB
  • 4 GB for localized non-English versions
Supported Operating Systems
  • Microsoft Windows 7 and higher, 32-bit and 64-bit
  • Microsoft Windows XP SP3, 32-bit only
  • Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2, 32-bit and 64-bit
RAM
  • Recommended: 2 GB for Windows XP, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 32-bit; 4 GB for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 64-bit
  • Minimum:1 GB for Windows XP; 2 GB for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008
Other
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or higher for online help
  • Sound card supporting 16-bit recording
  • DVD-ROM drive for installation
  • Nuance-approved noise-canceling headset microphone (included in purchase)

NOTE: An Internet connection is required for automatic product activation (a quick, anonymous process). This edition of Dragon does not support dictation directly into Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems. For EMR support, please use Dragon Medical Edition.





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Customer reviews

4.1 out of 5 stars
4.1 out of 5
2,047 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the productivity and accuracy of the software. They say it's able to read and understand the word you want to say next, and spells it almost flawlessly. They also say it is far more accurate than the speech app that comes with Windows 7. Customers also appreciate the headset. However, some customers have reported compatibility issues and issues with speech recognition. They mention that the text-to-speech function is extremely weak and has problems identifying some words.

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124 customers mention124 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the productivity of the software. They mention that it is able to read and understand the word they want to say next, it helps them spell, and it types what they say almost flawlessly. Some say that it's a great program for dictating letters, e-mail, and manuscripts. They also mention that the software seems to understand what they are saying well.

"...I think using Dragon helps to make my writing flow better and sound more natural." Read more

"...So it's well worth getting.Naturally speaking helps me to organize my thoughts on the fly...." Read more

"...Is also much quicker to speak, for me, then to type.Dragon allows me to speak while it types...." Read more

"...It will definitely learn your voice, pronunciation and word usage and improves with every use...." Read more

100 customers mention83 positive17 negative

Customers like the cost of the software. They say it's worth the price, and a wonderful asset.

"...didn't feel like I had anything to lose by buying this… It seemed very inexpensive to me and it didn't bother me that this newer version might not..." Read more

"This product, is definitely worth buying...." Read more

"...lack of (but growing) skill with the tool, this software was worth the purchase price...." Read more

"...So much better.This was the best product for the cheapest amount, and I still don't know why I'd pay more for those newer additions with..." Read more

84 customers mention65 positive19 negative

Customers like the accuracy of the software. They say that the dictation accuracy is 95+%, the recognition accuracy is excellent, and it's far more accurate than the speech app that comes with Windows 7. Some customers also mention that the Dragon is about 100% correct.

"...virtually a 99.9% rate of accuracy provided I pay at least a modicum of attention to my..." Read more

"...By doing this I find that Dragon is about 100% correct. What a joy to use...." Read more

"...When Dragon works, it's great. It relieves carpal tunnel and is relatively accurate. But it's like the product has an expiration date...." Read more

"...I opened this one doc and it was full of gibberish. Crazy talk. It scared me. I thought, have I lost my mind?..." Read more

31 customers mention24 positive7 negative

Customers like the headset that comes with the software. They say it works well, is adequate, and is a plus. Some customers are surprised that the headset is included with the program.

"...And yes... it does come with a microphone/headset, although it is of cheap design. I'd recommend purchasing a quality set...." Read more

"...I did not know that the Dragon comes with a very good headset and there is no need to buy another one. Amazon should be ashamed of themselves." Read more

"...Also, it comes packaged with a headset/microphone...." Read more

"...Oh, and, sure, the pre-packaged mic is crap, but it does its job, too. And a more efficient mic can be had for, what, twelve bucks or so?" Read more

626 customers mention410 positive216 negative

Customers are mixed about the quality of the software. Some mention that it works well for their needs and improves with every use. However, others say that it's buggy and unstable, resource intensive, and won't run effectively unless the computer hardware is up to par. They also mention that the headset is not the best quality and that they get several mistakes when dictating.

"...- about 20 or more inches away from my mouth yet functions essentially perfectly with Dragon when I speak comfortably at normal [or even rather low]..." Read more

"...That works very well. I'm using Windows 7 home edition premium only 64 bit machine...." Read more

"...Claims for Gmail etc. Doesn't work. Vista and XP are ok. It is old software. It has all sorts of claims none of which work. I am returning it...." Read more

"...It works wonderfully- for one day or even one week. Then, it begins having bugs. Rampant bugs that make you want to throw your computer at the wall...." Read more

409 customers mention253 positive156 negative

Customers are mixed about the ease of use of the dictation program. Some mention that it makes it easy for them, the commands are fairly simple, and the tutorials are very helpful. However, others say that it's not the easy software advertised on TV, took almost an hour to install, and was not smooth.

"...This dictation program makes it so easy for me. Very simple to learn. If I can do it you can do it." Read more

"...9/10/2013 - still having the application hang which requires un-install/install, training, etc...." Read more

"...I find dictating to Dragon to be a very natural process when it comes to writing...." Read more

"...In version 12 the program is fairly capable and at $50 affordable.Speech recognition is a very complex task for machines to do...." Read more

171 customers mention32 positive139 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the speech recognition feature of the software. They mention that the text-to-speech function is extremely weak, it has problems identifying some words, and it's a very complex task for machines to do. They also say that the software just doesn't translate verbal words to the correct written words, skips entire words, doesn''t take dictation, and makes spelling and grammar errors that are very time-consuming. Customers also mention that it randomly doesn'"t heed their voice, intended corrections, or enunciation."

"...You can see in the video that it is unable to work at all and never captures even one word of my dictation...." Read more

"...can slightly interface with the latest OpenOffice, but it will NOT take dictation if you use any version of OpenOffice AFTER 3.4.1..." Read more

"...It occasionally does have problems identifying some words, but the performance does seem to improve as time goes on and Dragon learns how I like to..." Read more

"It simply doesn't work. It will not work on Windows 7 even though it claims to work on it. How long has windows 7 been here? 3 years?..." Read more

29 customers mention3 positive26 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the compatibility of the software. They mention that it does not work with their system, has compatibility issues with Microsoft Office Pro, and is not compatible with other programs. Some customers also report that it doesn't recognize most of what's being said.

"...It freezes up constantly. It's slow and inaccurate...." Read more

"...Cons: Dictating email into webmail interfaces or AOL requires using the Dragon notepad app, then copy-pasting into your email message...." Read more

"...I imagine it will get better over time. It does pause a lot; not sure if that will improve...." Read more

"...It kept saying wasn't compatible. Then I tried a second laptop with Windows 7 it started to download but when it got to end...." Read more

Broken activation renders the product unusable following update
1 Star
Broken activation renders the product unusable following update
I purchased this and upgraded it to version 12.5 and it prompts me for an activation code. When I enter the serial number as prompted it tells me it is invalid, when I try to proceed via the manual update process it also fails. This is ridiculous and a perfect example of why copy protection hurts legitimate consumers who legitimately purchase products.This turned out to be a complete waste of money and it is the last Nuance product I ever plan on buying.
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