Kurzweil VoicePad 1.0 Shareware - Talk To Your Computer
Thank you for installing Kurzweil VoicePad. Talking Technologies - the European distributor and technical support centre for Kurzweil - hopes you enjoy talking to your computer.
VoicePad needs a Pentium with 16MB RAM. It should work with almost any sound card and most high output electret microphones. If it fails to work convincingly it will almost certainly be a sound card or microphone problem.
Call us if you experience any problems, or if you are using a Thinkpad or an Mwave card. Alternatively look up the Technical Support section on www.talk-systems.com.
If you don't have a suitable microphone, put a cheque for ú20, which includes VAT and delivery, in the post and ask for a 'Starter' microphone.
Make sure you speak normally, with a slight pause between words, and correct any mis-recognitions as they occur. VoicePad is very good at learning but you'll give it a hard time if you speak carelessly.
Now for the real thing ...
If you want to extend your trial beyond the thirty days and move on to the real thing you have two choices.
Kurzweil VoicePad Pro is similar to VoicePad but looks like WordPad not Notepad, so it has editing and formatting capability as well as fonts, bullets, tabs ... so you can create a finished document. It comes with a lightweight headset.
VoicePad Pro can be ordered directly from Talking Technologies. It costs ú79 ex VAT. Just put a cheque for ú92.83, which includes VAT and delivery, in the post, and VoicePad Pro will be sent out for next day delivery.
If you want to use MS Office ...
Kurzweil VOICE 2.0 works with ALL Windows applications, so you can use word processors, spreadsheets, databases, emails ... and the www - by voice. It comes with a lightweight headset.
Kurzweil VOICE 2.0 can be ordered directly from Talking Technologies. It costs ú495 ex VAT. Just put a cheque for ú581.63, which includes VAT and delivery, in the post, ask for disks or CD, and Kurzweil VOICE 2.0 will be sent out for next day delivery.
Kurzweil VOICE 2.0 is seriously clever software. It waits in the corner of your screen, listens to what you say, then does it. So you can give up typing and chasing the mouse. All you have to do is talk.
Kurzweil VOICE 2.0 knows at least 200 000 words, but will pick up anything new. As it listens to what you say, and the way you say it, it gets better and better, making your time with your computer more enjoyable, effective, and productive.
There's not much to learn because you already know how to say 'new paragraph' and 'underline word' and 'delete line' and 'open bracket' and ...
Anyway, as you talk, Kurzweil VOICE lets the word processor, or whatever you're using, think that you're typing and mousing really well. And with no spelling mistakes.
One of the most popular uses is to talk directly into Microsoft Word. Do all the menus, create lots of text, and arrange it all as you talk, to produce a finished document.
Although Kurzweil VOICE 2.0 comes with a 'getting started' microphone, if you're in a typical home or office environment with people talking, phones ringing, and the radio on, you'll need a top quality close-talk microphone. A Talk Mic is another ú85 ex VAT.
You can write your own editing and formatting commands but, if you don't have time, the Talk Commands disk contains hundreds and hundreds of ready-to-use voice commands. Another ú85 ex VAT.
Kurzweil VOICE 2.0 can easily work with other software or equipment to control your home environment, collect data, work a robot, translate to other languages, fill in a spreadsheet, help you with your email - almost anything that has a Windows interface.
You can talk directly to specialist applications for medicine, engineering, education, finance, insurance ... anything where using normal everyday English seems like a good idea.
It takes about a minute to install from CD and then you start talking. All you need is a 486/75 with 16MB RAM, or better, a Soundblaster 16, and Windows.
If you can't get this organised, we'll do it all for you - a ready-to-go notebook or desktop delivered to your door.
Kurzweil VOICE 2.0 can be used as a stand-alone, off the network, or under a site licence. It doesn't change your computer so, if you ever need to, you can type and mouse as before.
We hold frequent seminars about talking technologies and visitors are always welcome if they want a full demonstration or have some special interest.
