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And the errors themselves are instructive. Errors do exist, but they are few in number (try typing that passage manually with fewer mistakes and see how well it goes). Note that this was done without making any corrections Dictate produced almost flawless copy without editing. We hear you can get a decent bottle of George T Stagg for around that much. So, whatever you do, save your money-or spend it on something more entertaining than the M-150. And if you're looking for a cheap E-book reader, both the Kendall and the Barnes & Noble note are below $150 and will offer you a more satisfying reading experience.

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For those curious, the M-150 apparently can't be upgraded to any better version of Android thanks to hardware limitations (at least that's what the May long guys claim), so that's out. Why would you do that to yourself?Įven if you wanted for the hacking, there has to be a better way to put your $99 to good use, like on software, or an IOS developer account (Kidding! Put down the tomatoes). The truth of the matter is that the M-150 is so painful to use that you'll rarely find yourself looking forward to using it (not to mention that it feels cheap, flimsy, and barely lasts longer than a drunken frat boy in bed). Really, if you want a tablet that badly and you're on a budget, save up enough cash to get one that is actually gotten some respect from somebody-consumers, open-source nerds, we don't care who. Stagg for around that much.Īnd here's that same text when I read it to Dragon Dictate (mistakes are in bold): Advertisement We hear you can get a decent bottle of George T. And if you're looking for a cheap e-book reader, both the Kindle and the Barnes & Noble Nook are below $150 and will offer you a more satisfying reading experience. For those curious, the M-150 apparently can't be upgraded to any better version of Android thanks to hardware limitations (at least that's what the Maylong guys claim), so that's out. Why would you do that to yourself?Įven if you want it for the hacking, there has to be a better way to put your $99 to good use, like on software, or an iOS developer account (Kidding! Put down the tomatoes). The truth of the matter is that the M-150 is so painful to use that you'll rarely find yourself looking forward to using it (not to mention that it feels cheap, flimsy, and barely lasts longer than a drunken fratboy in bed). Really, if you want a tablet that badly and you're on a budget, save up enough cash to get one that has actually gotten some respect from somebody-consumers, open source nerds, we don't care who. Here's the text of our own recent review of an execrable $99 Android tablet:

Once that's done, dictation can begin immediately, and it's remarkable.
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In look and feel, the software maintains the original Dictate interface, most notably the charcoal gray overlay box that shows the program's status and its recent phrase recognition. Older voice profiles can be imported, though they will need some updating, and new profiles can be created with about 5 minutes of reading. It also goes for an absurd $199, though you can pick it up from Amazon for about $140. She's got it where it counts, kidĭictate 2.0 requires an Intel-based Mac running Snow Leopard or above, and it needs at least 2GB of RAM (though it prefers "4GB or more").

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If you want to be free from the shackles of Dictate's "golden rule"-about which more later-you're out of luck. If you want better control over your machine, nice vocabulary editing tools, and an improved recognition engine, you've got it in Dragon Dictate.
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The new release does bring Dictate more in line with its excellent PC counterpart, but the changes are more evolutionary than revolutionary. The newly christened "Dragon Dictate" appeared last month, and we've been putting it through its paces ever since. Its best feature, the stunning voice recognition engine, was licensed from Nuance, so we've been waiting eagerly to see just what Nuance could do with the product after it purchased MacSpeech last year.

The original MacSpeech Dictate was a decent product with some real flaws.
