After a busy summer of work and play, we are ready to blog away! Over the next few weeks, we will explore some of the exciting new changes in voice recognition.
This week the focus is on using your voice to type text on the iPad - which is what I am doing right now!
The new iPad has voice recognition built-in, so it is available in most apps that use the standard Apple on-screen keyboard! While you still need wireless access to dictate, the new iPad processor is faster and therefore more accurate. The iPad 1 and 2 requires dictating into the free, Dragon Dictation app and then cutting-and-pasting text into desired apps. Dictating directly into an app is not just a matter of convenience, it allows for a broader range of accessibility options. For example, you can now dictate in any font size which not only improves visual access, but also makes editing easier when using the touch screen. Use of larger font sizes is highly beneficial since there are no voice commands to select or correct text on iDevices. While this can create a physical challenge for some folks, removing commands can simplify the process for others.
I have dictated this entire blog using the built-in microphone on the iPad, with greater than 95% accuracy. If you have an unusual vocal style, are working in a noisier environment or simply like to move while dictating, you can use an external microphone to get similar results.
Click/Touch here for great advice when using an external microphone In the next few weeks we will discuss recent advances in voice recognition for Windows and Mac users.
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