Kurzweil VoicePad 1.0 Shareware - Talk To Your Computer
Thank you for down-loading Kurzweil VoicePad. Talking Technologies - the European distributor and technical support centre for Kurzweil - hopes you enjoy talking to your computer.
VoicePad should work with almost a compatible sound board from Creative Labs or another Windows compatible, 16-bit sound board and most high output electret microphones. If it fails to work convincingly it will almost certainly be a sound card or microphone problem. Although often described as 'Soundblaster 16 compatible', sound cards vary considerably and most microphones will pick up far too much background noise, leading to uneven recognition. We have designed a special lightweight headset which will work with virtually all sound cards, so please call if you experience any problems, or if you are using a Thinkpad or an Mwave card.
Make sure you speak normally, with a slight pause between words, and correct any mis-recognitions as they occur. Kurzweil 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 purchase Kurzweil VoicePad at the end of the 30 day trial period contact Kurzweil AI directly or if you want to voice-enable your entire Windows based PC you can purchase Kurweil VOICE for Windows 2.0 directly from Talking Technologies - it costs ú595 ex VAT. Just put your cheque in the post, be sure to indicate whether you want disks or CD, and Kurzweil VOICE for Windows release 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 "standard" microphone, if you're in a typical home or office environment with people talking, phones ringing, and the radio on, you'll want to purchase a top quality close-talk microphone. Our 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 of ready-to-use voice commands, which you can purchase for another ú85 ex VAT.
Kurzweil VOICE for Windows Release 2.0 can easily work with other software or equipment to control your home environment, collect data, control a robot, translate to other languages, fill in a spreadsheet, help you with your email - you can now voice enable just about any application that has a Windows interface. You can talk directly to professional 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 Pentium 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.
You get free delivery, and then free phone, fax, and email support. And full development expertise for special projects. If you need help, or if you need to get back to work really quickly, we'll train you on-site or at one of our UK training centres.
We hold frequent seminars about talking technologies and visitors are always welcome if they want a full demonstration or have some special interest.