SpeechVibe allows complete control over one’s PC using voice commands. You first create a voice profile, which doesn’t take too long-and you can start using SpeechVibe.
SpeechVibe scans the Start Menu, and launching an installed application is straightforward-just say, “Launch (application name)”. There’s something called the Mouse Grid, pictured below. It allows even mouse movements to be controlled by voice. This translucent grid takes up the whole screen and highlights point coordinates. You use the name of the coordinate-such as 3-29, 3-30, and so on-to tell SpeechVibe which action you want performed. So, for example, if your outlook icon is under coordinate 2-23, you say “2-23″ and Outlook will be launched. You can click, move, double-click, right-click, and perform drag and drop operations using the mouse grid. It is so precise, you can even create objects in MS Paint, as we’ve done here. Not that you’d want to paint this way, but it demonstrates the power SpeechVibe brings with it.
Browser and mail client support computers inbuilt; when you say “Go to {Web site}”, SpeechVibe launches the default browser. A window filled with sorted, numbered, and continuously scrolling favorite URLs is superimposed.You then open a Web page by saying “Pick {number}”. SpeechVibe also supports speech-to-text by superposing a “dictate environment.”This allows you to correct mistakes on-the -fly. An example of this is shown below: a speaker said “Tech Freek”, and the word was recognized-and there are several alternatives that you can choose from by saying the appropriate number.
SpeechVibe is not as accurate as expensive voice recognition software, but the features are innovative. These will take some getting used to of course.At just Rs 675, you might want to consider this one if you are in the market for speech recognition software.
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