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Thu, 05 Nov 2009 MacSpeech Dictate adds support for Bluetooth headset

An included Bluetooth USB Adapter is required for using the headset with MacSpeech Dictate

Nick Spence

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Macworld Awards winner MacSpeech, has introduced MacSpeech Dictate 1.5.6, an update for the only speech recognition solution for the Mac, with the award winning Dragon Naturally Speaking Engine at its core.

MacSpeech 1.5.6 adds a new dictation preferences pane that allows the Auto Cache Document feature to be enabled or disabled for TextEdit and Microsoft Word.

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The update also adds "exclusive support" for the Plantronics Calisto Bluetooth Headset. which allows freedom of movement during dictation.

The headset promises a range of up to 10 meters - up to 33 feet - from headset to adapter and offers up to 8 hours of talk time, and up to 240 hours of stand-by time.

The Plantronics Calisto Headset with Bluetooth USB adapter requires MacSpeech Dictate speech recognition solution 1.5.5 or greater, an Intel-based Mac, Mac OS X 10.5.6 or later.

The included Bluetooth USB Adapter is required for using the headset with MacSpeech Dictate.

The Plantronics Calisto Bluetooth Headset costs £119.95 while MacSpeech Dictate software/hardware bundles start from £279.95 for MacSpeech Dictate rising to £599.95 for MacSpeech Dictate Medical or MacSpeech Dictate Legal with headset. MacSpeech Dictate International with headset costs £329.95.

More information can be found at www.macspeech.co.uk/calisto.

A recent MacSpeech 1.5.5 update added new features including a contextual menu for the Available Commands window, providing options to Edit, Execute, and Copy Description to Clipboard. Selection Commands are now show under Status window in the Recognised Text area, while Address Books with more than 900 entries will have the Email Commands generation turned off to avoid resource issues. MacSpeech 1.5.5 also fixed a number of bugs.

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Robert Hancock said on Fri, 06 Nov 2009

Don't buy this in the UK where $1 = £1. The better option is to get out of the US—saves 50% and more if you can find a special offer.

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