Anyone have any experience with iListen!? I purchased the iListen voice recognition software and am now installing it on my PowerBook. There are scripts available supporting Tiger/iLife applications and widgets. It would be great if it would allow control of the Mac with voice commands (as advertised). IListen even says it supports dictation and trascription with a 330,000 word vocabulary. They even seem to suggest that you can record with your iPod and transcribe recorded dictation.
When I installed the software I found that it did not respect the Universal Access Preferences I need to accomodate my vision impairment. Specifically, the training text appeared as black text on white background. This does not work for me. I had to set up my girlfriend with a wireless microphone to read to me the text -- that I would then dictate into the voice recognition headset. A curious work-around but, I had the same problem with Dragon's Naturally Speaking on my Windows platform. Is it me or, is it strange that voice recognition software developers don't bother to check its' functionality (or lack thereof), with vision impaired user requirements? As of today I've written an 'Urgent' support message to the MacSpeech, Inc. support people inquiring into the possibility of publishing their text samples as used in training -- in an alternate form. I'll post their reply when I get it. In the meantime, I would be interested in hearing from anyone who has tried to use this program. Thanks G!
