The process involves connecting your microphone or headset and running through some material from which the software can learn your speech patterns. Setup involves testing your audio subsystem and building a profile of your speech patterns. The more expensive option, reviewed here, includes support for Excel and PowerPoint, mobile dictation, multiple audio inputs for each user profile, wireless dictation over Bluetooth, and custom commands for text and graphics. VAT), while 12 Premium costs £149.99 (inc. There are two retail versions of Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12: 12 Home costs £79.99 (inc. How do you enhance an application that performs its core task well, and what extra features might attract new buyers and tempt upgraders? Nuance says there are more than 100 new features, improvements and enhancements in version 12, so it has clearly found plenty to do. In producing this update, then, Nuance has a challenge on its hands. How soon will the company be claiming 100 percent accuracy? Version 12 boasts a 20 percent 'out-of-the-box' accuracy improvement. With version 11 the claim was a 15 percent improvement on that. When Nuance launched Dragon NS 10, it claimed 99 percent accuracy. Things have moved on considerably, and when we reviewed version 11 of Dragon NaturallySpeaking (NS) two years ago we found it slick in operation, if somewhat lacking in the help and support department. In its early days the speech recognition software tended to overwhelm the average computer, and regular pauses for the system to catch up with dictation made for a frustrating experience. We've been following Dragon NaturallySpeaking for many years. If you see inaccuracies in our content, please report the mistake via this form. If we have made an error or published misleading information, we will correct or clarify the article. Our editors thoroughly review and fact-check every article to ensure that our content meets the highest standards. Our goal is to deliver the most accurate information and the most knowledgeable advice possible in order to help you make smarter buying decisions on tech gear and a wide array of products and services. ZDNet's editorial team writes on behalf of you, our reader. Indeed, we follow strict guidelines that ensure our editorial content is never influenced by advertisers. Neither ZDNet nor the author are compensated for these independent reviews.
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