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Arabic / Chinese / Czech / Danish / Dutch / English / Finnish / French / German / Greek / Hungarian / Indonesian / Italian / Japanese / Malay / Norwegian / Polish / Portuguese / Romanian / Russian / Slovak / Spanish / Swedish / Turkish / Vietnamese

Cost:

Free

Voice-recognition app that turns spoken words into on-screen text, which can be used as notes or as email.

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Languages

Countries of use

Any in which the user is familiar with one of these languages

Cost

Free

Developer

Nuance Communications Inc, USA
(Based in United States)
http://www.nuance.com

Funder

Same as technical developer

Medical Adviser

Same as technical developer

Features

Support to deal with symptoms/disabilities

Summary

Voice-recognition app that turns spoken words into on-screen text, which can be used as notes or as email. The developer claims that the system is five times faster than typing words into the phone. An editing feature provides a list of suggested alternative words. Requires network connectivity. Functional in numerous languages.

Tags: Disability

Reviews

Reviewer: Patient group specialising in learning disorders, Canada
Review: “Offers voice recognition. ”
Source: PatientView survey, July-August 2012
Usage: Between 1-5%
Weblink of reviewer: -

Reviewer: Action on Hearing Loss, UK
Review: “This app’s voice-recognition technology listens, and then transcribes speech on to the phone’s touchscreen. How does it work? You need to record the speech first, and you can’t record for very long, but it is ideal for short notes, texts and emails. The app can recognise the context of some words, such as ‘where’ and ‘wear’, but its accuracy isn’t always spot on. You can always review the text, however, and edit it if necessary.”
Source: http://bit.ly/OhsRdJ
Usage: Not specified
Weblink of reviewer: http://bit.ly/1gE0FPR

Reviewer: Blogger on AllDeaf.com, USA
Review: “I've used this app for two things. First, sometimes, a friend is saying a word, and I just can’t pick it up. So I ask them to say it into my phone, then I can read it. The other thing I use it for is to practice improving my speech. I’ll speak into it, then find the words that didn’t come out right, and practice until the phone can recognise what I’m saying correctly. I know the technology isn’t perfect yet, but, in all honesty, it’s actually pretty good, considering it’s working on a mobile device. And I do find that if I repeat a word, and try to say it clearly, it usually eventually places the right word on the screen.”
Source: http://bit.ly/N2T7UW
Usage: Not specified
Weblink of reviewer: http://bit.ly/1bZde98

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