Dragon Professional 13 - $575

Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional is more accurate and faster than ever - 15% more accurate than version 12. It's the ideal solution for busy corporate professionals who want to work faster and smarter. Dictate naturally to create documents, spreadsheets, presentations, email and more — three times faster than typing — with up to 99% recognition accuracy. Of course, if you dictate wrong-headed thoughts,your words will be wrong-headed as well.

Dictation of text anywhere where you normally type — even within many industry-specific business applications such as case management, incident reporting, and claims management systems (probably not welding) — enables greater productivity and more efficient multi-tasking.

Use simple voice commands to create files, send email, schedule meetings, open and close applications, save and convert documents, and search the Web or your desktop faster than ever before. But you still can't say "Microphone on."

Dragon now detects your microphone automatically (choosing the wrong dictation source is the #1 cause of problems for beginners), and recommends the correct choice for you. You can have multiple microphones, and the audio setup is a single paragraph long.

There's a new user interface that's a little more intuitive than the old one. For instance, the microphone icon is not hiding off in the corner where hardly anyone can see it.

Dragon now allows full text control in all standard HTML5 Rich Text controls. (For the Poor Text ones, you'll have to wing it.) It works equally well in all major browsers, but use with Google Docs is still not supported. For navigation and commands, there is automatic link detection, and supports more command and control for more web pages and browsers with less effort.

Dragon now learns from a broader range of documents and sent emails, including Google Docs, Gmail, and Yahoo mail.

Now you can end a command with any word in Dragon's vocabulary, as opposed to a word or phrase from a defined list of command variables. For instance, you can search your company's Intranet for given words (similar to the built-in command, "Search Wikipedia for...").

Add unique names, acronyms and tuned to your business or industry so that Dragon will recognize the words and phrases you use. Custom word lists can be imported and shared across the enterprise. Add word salad and neologisms if you
wish.

Easily create special voice commands that let you fill out forms, insert frequently used text and graphics, or automate business processes. Just imagine: with one little macro you can write caustic emails to everyone you politically oppose.

Now you can use the microphone built into your laptop. You don't even need to hold it up to your face to talk, since Dragon 13 has what's called "far field support." This also provides additional support for desktop microphones if you're a PC user.

Use a Nuance-approved digital voice recorder from anywhere, at anytime and automatically transcribe text when you connect to your PC. Wireless microphone support delivers added convenience. So now you can't even claim downtime for yourself in the car, you lucky devil.

Centrally manage voice profiles, custom vocabulary, feature access, and multiple installations over a network. Robust security features and administrative tools make Dragon enterprise ready. You can even do this from an undisclosed location.

Meet government-mandated accessibility requirements for workers with disabilities. Prevent repetitive stress injuries and keep more employees on the job. Hold Workman's Comp suits at bay.