Vista to Include Speech Recognition

[dbarrow]

http://www.betanews.com/article/Vista_to_Include_Speech_Recognition/1155066859

...Microsoft announced Tuesday that it would ship Windows Speech Recognition in eight languages as part of Windows Vista, the first time its flagship operating system would include the technology. Vista users will be able to issue commands and dictate text in applications....

*Don't forget to watch the video!
http://www.kickenhardware.net/forum/showthread.php?t=3142

[kelly]

Mac OS-9 and OS-X have voice recognition for common commands, but you still can't dictate text to applications. It also talks to you. I have mine set so that when an alert windows opens, it speaks the message. It also has text to speech capability which I use sometimes when I've written an article and I want to hear what it sounds like.
OS-9 came out what ... 7 years ago. Vista has some catching up to do.
- tony d

[Pi rules]

Do you know which versions of Vista?