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So you grew up using a computer keyboard. You take great pride in your " fast finges" trophy from high school keyboarding class. You say you can type 90 words per minute proudly. What would you think about a software that types as you speak? Well it is here. IBM ViaVoice does exactly that. ViaVoice can offer a more satisfying computer experience, not merely as an alternative to the mouse and keyboard, but by transforming the way we interact with our computers. Available around the world in over 10 different languages, millions of people are using ViaVoice to talk instead of type, thus boosting their productivity while enjoying the ease that speech can bring to thir computer.

Speech recognition programs have been around for a while, but IBM ViaVoice has been around the longest. In general, speech recognition involves the ability to match a voice pattern against a provided or acquired vocabulary. The program will identify your normal speech pattern and will use that to type as you speak. You must train yourself and you computer to recognize your normal speaking voice.

Features of this technology:

* Use your voice to dictate, edit and correct grammar in SpeakPad, the voice-enabled word processor that comes with IBM ViaVoice Simply Dictation.

* 160,000 word vocabulary; G4 processors optimization

* Audi edit documents into other text-based programs

* Easily transfer documents int other text-based programs

* Say editing and formatting commands in SpeakPad such as "select to beginning of line", "italicize this", copy that", and "move to end of document".

* "What can I say?" is a pop-up menu displaying the formatting and editing commands that can be used in the SpeakPad

* Easily create a Personal Voice Model so Simply Dictation can understand your voice and accurately place your dictation on the screen

* Great for creating letters, stories, reports, memos, and email

The manufacturer of this product has said the following concerning this product. This product has exceptional dictation accuracy and is very user friendly.

So now you ask yourself, who can benefit from this type of technology.

*People who do dictation or lots of typing. Often speaking your thoughts is much faster than typing.

*People who are disabled or can't type easily, like carpel-tunnel sufferers. This technology is helpful even beyond typing. The software mentioned here can allow you to take full control of your computer using just your voice, enabling tings like web navigation or mouse clicking.

*Fast thinkers that can think faster than they can type. I know a few creative types like that. Maybe you are one. Their brain works faster than their fingers can process. Luckily their mouth can keep up.

*Dictation. You can record your voice using many formats such a tape recorders, digital recorders, and other handheld devices and then play it back later for conversation to text.

Setting up the program takes about3 minutes, but your computer firewall can cause a problem. After all the bugs are worked out, you can practice by saying something into the SpeakPad so it will begin to recognize you normal speech pattern. You have to say everything including all types of quotation marks as well s the words.

Educational Uses:

This technology can be used in any classroom but high school and special education students will benefit the most from this program. The computer program can make these students work load a little easier. No more writing out papers and then typing the papers. A student can now just speak in their normal voice pattern and the program will type as they speak. Special Education students who can speak, but have a hard time with arm movements, can use this program and gain freedom. This program can also be been used to search the web, just by speaking. This can be very beneficial to all users of this program.

This video shows an IBM Executive demonstrating the IBM ViaVoice.