[Athen] Dragon app for iPhone

[Shelley Haven]

Faaaaantastic!  Especially since the application is free for a limited  
time.  One thing to note, though, is that not only does the app upload  
your voice message to Nuance's servers, but a careful reading of the  
user license agreement shows that it also uploads all the contact info  
from your iPhone to their servers.  Some people may be uncomfortable  
with that.

- Shelley

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On Dec 8, 2009, at 1:17 PM, Sean J Keegan wrote:


> Hello all,

>

> There is a new Dragon app for the iPhone.  Check out Gizmodo for  

> some basic information (http://tinyurl.com/y97v567) and a review of  

> the functionality of the app at TUAW (http://tinyurl.com/ycdn4gt).

>

> I have done some basic testing and it seems decent.  It couldn't get  

> my name correct the first time (Shawn vs. Sean) but it's still  

> pretty good.  It is certainly not Dragon 10 and there is not an  

> option to train Dragon to your voice, but it does work.

>

> From the TUAW article, the speech engine processing is being handled  

> by Nuance's servers so you need a data connection.  For me, it was  

> 1-2 seconds to process 3-4 sentences when using a Wi-Fi connection.   

> You can also use the on-screen keyboard to make changes to the  

> recognized text.

>

> Once the text has been entered on-screen, you can send the content  

> to e-mail, a text message, or send it to the clipboard.  The  

> interface is easy and seems fairly responsive on a first-generation  

> phone.  I will be interested to see how this functions on a new 3GS.

>

> Take care,

> Sean

>

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