Voice Recognition Software

[Nick]

Does it werk yet, like? And if it does, what is the best one to buy?

[Snoopy]

SWWLTBO has a student who suffers arthritis and has this bit of kit. She has had problems with "training it" to understand her and required a great deal of help to set it up. It still gets confused by her accent from time to time. Such things are fine for the handicapped (for whom it is intended) but it does seem to take some time to get it right for you. Not just plug in and go I'm afraid.


That said Stephen Hawking manages to use it.

[Barman]

I have just set it up on my computer and it seems to work quite well. 

[Barman]

Actually it is very clever, I am using the version that is included free with windows seven.   

[Nick]

Actkchholly itsvewrkleverc, I am yousing the vershun that is incloooooooooooooded free wiv windose severn.   

[Barman]

Actkchholly itsvewrkleverc, I am yousing the vershun that is incloooooooooooooded free wiv windose severn.   

Idiot!   

[Nick]

Iddyot, I fink you meen

[Snoopy]

I have just set it up on my computer and it seems to work quite well. 

So ~ you sound like Stephen Hawking do you?

[Barman]

I have just set it up on my computer and it seems to work quite well. 

So ~ you sound like Stephen Hawking do you?

Yes of course... 

[Snoopy]

Bet that echoes in the bucket 

[Barman]

What?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFCywwMj_uA&NR=1

[Uncle Mort]

You realise of course that Stephen Hawking doesn't use voice recognition software but rather text-to-speech voice output software.

[Snoopy]

Yes

[Barman]

Yes

This is bloody awesome!

As you use it more and more it understands more precisely what you say…  If it makes a mistake, you tell it to change it and it offers a range of alternatives.  If none of suitable you can spell the word you need.

I have taught it a range of swear words which will obviously come in most useful!

[Miss Demeanour]

It's the only thing that listens to him in his house