iListen with Headset/Microphone (Mac)

by MacSpeech, Inc.

Product Features

• Top Selling Speech Solution For Mac OS X
• Dictate into any application
• Control your Mac with your Voice
• Includes USB Microphone
• Easy to install, train and use

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0000C6EOQ
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 18, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,302 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #66 in Software > Business & Office > Communication > Voice Recognition
  • #83 in Software > Operating Systems > Macintosh
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

The top selling speech solution for Mac OS X let you dictate into practically any application on Mac OS X. You can dictate, command and transcribe - all in one easy to use package. It's so easy to use - simply talk!.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars works for me!, May 31, 2004

By 

LangMat "Historian, Medical Writer" (Watsonville, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: iListen with Headset/Microphone (Mac) (CD-ROM)

I do some pretty arcane dictation with lots of technical vocabulary, and have found the system up to my demands. I have worked at training the system, and it keeps on improving. I do find some of the interfaces a bit awkward to work with compared to the system I use with my PC (Naturally Speaking Standard Edition), but then, I've worked with that system somewhat longer. If the recognition of iListen improves with use as well as Naturally Speaking has, I will change my rating to 5 stars.

26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars So Very Disappointed!, December 9, 2005

By 

mademoiselle_josephine_clementine_pilgrim (1550 N. Fern Circle) - See all my reviews

This review is from: iListen with Headset/Microphone (Mac) (CD-ROM)

I think there should be a way to hear what the "baseline voice" sounds like, because apparently it sounds nothing like me! I went through every single training unit -- Bram Stoker's Dracula, sports stories, recipes, the three-part explanation of the state of voice recognition tech, everything! And then it didn't work! Worse, it just made things up in a really creepy way! I was trying to dictate an email to a friend -- mostly I was saying that I couldn't believe how bad iListen was and instead of transcribing my complaints it started to type-out words like Arabs, airlines and terrorists! I kid you not!!!! Maybe it is programmed to write what most people are talking about these days! But I can assure you those words never came out of my mouth.

I was so so so so very disappointed in this product. I didn't expect perfection but seriously it got almost every word I said wrong. After I "trained it" for 4 hours. And my voice isn't weird...I have friends that think I should be on the radio. I speak in front of audiences even and no one has ever said I was hard to understand! So buy at your own risk.

Oh, and also...It doesn't come with instructions -- if you want to know how to use it you are forced to buy another $20 DVD or tape of a guy teaching you to use it. I figured out alot of it but could never figure out how to go back and correct wrong words. But by then I felt as if there was no point since I would have had to correct 97 percent of the words anyway. So here I am, typing this review with my fingers.

So just as an illustration I have decided to *show* you what this looked like when I used it. I read the review you just read above. I will say that THIS is the BEST it has EVER WORKED! I'm kind of almost impressed, which should tell you how bad it was last time!

"I think fish the should be a way to hear what that "baseline police and "sounds like, because apparently it isn't it sounds and acting like mean! I went through every single training unit - brunch stroke struck you, sports stories, recipes that three part explanation of the state of voice recognition tack, everything! Ant thin it didn't shirt! I was trying to dictate and e-mail to leave friend - mostly higher we say that I couldn't believe how bad iListen once and instead of transcribing my complaints it started to take out would like an above, airlines and terrorists! I did you not!!!! Maybe it is programmed to write what most people are talking about the but I can assure you those where it's never came out of my mouth

I was so so slow very disappointed in this product. I didn't expect perfection but seriously it got almost every word I said wrong. After I "trained it could "to for four hours. And that blows it isn't we headed the... I have friends that think I should be on the the help. They speak in front of audiences event and no one has ever said I was hard to understand! So by your own risk.

0 and hostility... it doesn't come with instructions - if you want to know how to use it you are forced to buy and that their 20 dollar DVD or take up with the IT she knew how to use that I figured out a lot of it that could never figure out how to go back and perfect well aware that by then they felt I think they were No.8 since that we have had to correct 97 percent of the wear anyway. So here I am, tight that this route you with my fingers."

MAYBE THIS IS HOW JAMES JOYCE WROTE FINNEGANS WAKE!?!?!?!?

Finally, I will say that I bought this version and then downloaded the upgrade so I could run it on Tiger...and that I had to buy an iMic adapter so that the USB port could be used for the Microphone since I have an iBook G4 and it doesn't have a Mic port, only the little hole next to the screen. So count on another 40 dollars for that if you have an iBook (But you will save that 40 by buying this version (if you are a masochist or someone with infinite free-time) and upgrading for FREE, rather than buying the more expensive Tiger OSX 10.4.3 - compatible model. I had no trouble installing it...it just didn't work. Like I said, the above experiment was the most successful trial by a mile!

C'est la vie...Live and Learn!

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm using it to enter this, works good!, September 7, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: iListen with Headset/Microphone (Mac) (CD-ROM)

it works really well for me I'm using it right now to enter this I do have to go back and correct things every now on than and it doesn't work good for my Dad. in fact it works horrible! but keeps getting better and bet DidDidme! we did had some problems installing it and we had to download a update because there was a problem with it originally. but for me and my Mom it works great!!!