Review: VR+ 2.3 檢討：虛擬現實+ 2.3
Rating: 評價： 10/10 10月10日
Developer: Shape Services 開發商：形狀服務
Cost: 費用： $29.95 $ 29.95

Making software for the competitive mobile device market is not easy, but those folks at SHAPE Services are not complaining.製作軟件為競爭力的移動設備市場是不容易的，但是那些鄉親在形狀服務不是抱怨。 Instead, they’re keeping up with the times and defending the relevance of their products.相反，他們正在緊跟時代和維護的相關產品。 SHAPE Services is the company that makes VR+ , a voice recorder for the Blackberry, among a few other programs形狀的服務是該公司，使村代表+ ，錄音為黑莓，其中包括其他一些程序 for many platforms對於許多平台 , like一樣， IM+ for Skype即時通訊+對Skype , reviewed here last Friday. VR+ has been getting better and better and it just got even better. ，檢討在這裡上週五。 虛擬現實+已越來越好，和它剛剛得到更加美好。 Now it can transcribe voice notes… sort of.現在它可以抄寫筆記的聲音…排序。 That is great news, and since VR+ is one of my favorite Blackberry applications and since this is BerryReview.com, why not write a review about VR+ ?這是好消息，由於村代表+是一個我最喜愛的黑莓申請，而且由於這是berryreview.com ，為什麼不寫評論約村代表+ ？ Read on…閱讀關於…

Trivia: This is the first application to ever receive a full 10/10 rating on BerryReview 瑣事：這是首次應用以往任何時候都獲得全額10月10日的評級berryreview

It was a dark and stormy night… 這是一個黑暗和風雨夜…

I still remember the most exciting and the most disappointing moments I had during my honeymoon over the next few days after I bought my first Blackberry.我還記得，最令人興奮的和最令人失望的時刻，我曾在我的蜜月期在未來數天之後，我買我的第一黑莓。 One of the biggest disappointing moments was when I realized the Blackberry’s native “voice recorder” I had gawked at when examining the phone in the store was in fact one of the lamest applications I had seen in my whole life (it’s called Send Voice Note in the 2006/2007 Blackberry models).其中一個最大的令人失望的時刻是，當我實現了黑莓的本土化“錄音機”我曾gawked在審查時，手機，在商店，其實其中的lamest申請，我看到在我的整個生命（它的所謂發送聲音注意：在2006/2007黑莓模式） 。 It recorded at very low volume, barely audible, and it couldn’t save any sound file.它記錄在非常低的音量，勉強發聲，它無法保存任何聲音文件。 The only option was to send the recording via MMS.唯一的辦法是，把錄音透過MMS 。 An insult.一種侮辱。 I could only hope there were decent aftermarket voice recorders in a good software store.我只能希望有體面的售後錄音機在一個良好的軟件店。 And there certainly were.和有一定分別。

The first thing I bought was第一件事是我買 vNotes vnotes , which is cheaper and very competent and served me well for some time. ，這是便宜，非常能幹和服務對我很好了一段時間。 But until then I was just looking for a voice memo application.但在此之前，我只是找一個語音備忘錄的應用。 As soon as I had the voice memo application, I realized it would be great if I could send voice messages over e-mail.盡快我曾語音備忘錄的應用，我實現了便偉大如果我可以傳送語音訊息超過電子郵件。 That would be even better than a QWERTY keyboard, I wouldn’t have to type!這將是甚至優於一個QWERTY鍵盤，我也不會輸入！ That feature is present in vNotes, but I wasn’t very happy about the file formats.此功能是目前在vnotes ，但我並不感到非常高興的檔案格式。 WAV is too big and AMR is a format that most people can’t play in a Windows machine without downloading a special codec and I’ve never been able to play on Linux at all. VR+ already offered the ability to e-mail the voice notes in the MP3 format, the only really sane format for something like that. wav太大和AMR是一種格式，大部分市民無法發揮在Windows機器，不用下載一個特別編解碼器和我從未去過能夠發揮Linux的所有。 虛擬現實+已經提供的能力，電子郵件的聲音注意到，在MP3格式，唯一真正理智的格式類似的東西。 So I bit the bullet, paid $29.95 for VR+ and now it is one of my favorite Blackberry applications.因此，我有點子彈，支付29.95美元的村代表+和現在這是一個我最喜愛的黑莓申請。 Just take a gander at the top of the article and see how many stars I gave it.只是採取甘德在上方的文章，看看有多少顆星我給它。

It’s review time! 它的審查時間！

VR+ is extremely useful, but it doesn’t have that many features. 村代表+是極為有益的，但它確實沒有這方面的許多功能。 So it is very easy to master and use.所以這是很容易掌握和使用。

As soon as the program launches, you can press the Space key to start recording.盡快推出該計劃，您可以按下空格鍵開始錄製。 Or you can configure VR+ to start recording automatically whenever it’s launched.或您可以設定虛擬現實+開始錄製時自動它的推出。 If you press Space again, the recording is paused.如果你按下的空間再次，錄音暫停。 Yes, you can pause and resume.是的，您可以暫停和恢復。 You can also send VR+ to the background and use another application. VR+ will keep recording in background.您還可以發送虛擬現實+背景和使用其他應用軟件。 +村代表將繼續在錄音的背景。 If you press the Blackberry Escape key, the recording stops.如果您按下黑莓逃生的關鍵，錄音停止。 Every new recording is added to a list (shown in the screenshot above).每一個新的記錄添加到列表（顯示在屏幕截圖段） 。 In that list, you can play a recording with the trackball or send the recording to the cloud.在該名單中，你可以玩一個錄音與軌跡球或發送記錄，以雲。 You can send it through e-mail or upload it to a remote storage account.您可以將它透過電子郵件或上傳到遠程存儲帳戶。 Let’s analyze each one of these two options separately.讓我們分析每個人這兩個選項分開。

E-mail 電子郵件

This is by far the most interesting feature.這是迄今為止最有趣的功能。 Every Blackberry or Treo user knows how much better it is to type short messages with a full QWERTY keyboard.每Blackberry或商品，用戶知道如何好得多，這是輸入短訊與充分的QWERTY鍵盤。 But sometimes you may have a bit too much to say and you don’t want to be the subject of one of those endless slow-news-day articles about people getting BlackBerry Thumb Syndrome.但有時您可能有一個位太多的話要說，您不想成為主題之一，這些無休止的緩慢-新聞-天的文章，人民越來越黑莓拇指綜合徵。 This is what VR+ is great for: just dictate your message and send it through e-mail!這是什麼村代表+是很大的：剛才支配您的留言和發送通過電子郵件！ Unlike the native Send Voice Note application I mentioned in the beginning of this article, VR+ sends the AMR file to an intermediary server run by SHAPE Services that will convert the file into MP3, a truly popular format.不像本土派的聲音，注意應用我剛才在本文開頭， 虛擬現實+傳送的AMR文件，以一個中介服務器運行所形成的服務將文件轉換成MP3播放，一個真正受歡迎的格式。 You can decide if the recipient should receive the MP3 file as an attachment, just a link to a Web page where they can download the file, or both .你可以決定如果收件人應該得到的MP3文件作為附件，只是一個鏈接到一個網頁，在這裡他們可以將檔案下載， 或兩者兼而有之 。 Some people spend the entire day behind corporate firewalls that might prevent them from receiving MP3 attachments.有些人花費整個天背後的企業防火牆可能會阻止他們從接到的MP3附件。 Others have download size restrictions.其他下載大小的限制。 Others are not allowed to browse the Web and download files.其他均不得在瀏覽網頁和下載文件。 The two options provided by VR+ should take care of most if not all of these situations.兩個方案所提供的虛擬現實+要照顧大多數，如果不是所有這些情況。

When it’s time to select the e-mail recipient’s name and address, you have access to your address book, of course.當它的時間，選擇電子郵件收件人的姓名和地址，您可以訪問您的地址簿，當然。 So it’s just a matter of browsing and clicking.因此，這只是一個問題，瀏覽和點擊。 But you can also launch VR+ from within the Blackberry mail application. VR+ installs three new entries in the native mail app’s menu:但您也可以推出自願退休+從黑莓的電子郵件應用程序。 虛擬現實+安裝三個新的作品在本土的電子郵件應用程序的菜單：

As soon as you create a new message, it is automatically filled in with a template message.當您創建一個新的訊息，這是自動填充在同一個模板的訊息。 You can customize that template in the configuration section.您可以自定義該模板在配置節。 There is a screenshot of the template editing window at the end of this review.有一個畫面的模板編輯窗口在本月底審查。 If the template is not appropriate in any given situation, just delete it or edit it like any other e-mail message.如果模板是不恰當的，在任何特定情況下，只要將它刪除或修改它像任何其他電子郵件訊息。

Remote storage 遠程存儲

After you send the message, the recipient will receive your recording as an attachment or download link or both.當您發送郵件，收件人將收到你的錄音，作為附件或下載連結，或兩者兼而有之。 That’s because every owner of a VR+ license is entitled to a free remote storage account.這是因為每一位業主，一個村代表+授權有權享受一個免費的遠程存儲帳戶。 It’s not a subscription service, it’s part of your license when you buy VR+ , at no additional cost.它不是一個訂閱服務，它的一部分，您的許可當你購買虛擬現實+ ，在不增加額外費用。 Every time you record a new piece, you can upload it to your remote account.每一次你記錄一個新的作品，您可以上傳到您的遠程帳戶。 It is very easy to retrieve the recording’s remote URL right from VR+ so you can send that URL to someone later, so long as you don’t delete the sound file from your phone.它是很容易的檢索記錄的遠程網址的權利由村代表+ ，使您可以發送該URL到有人後，只要你不要刪除聲音文件從您的手機。 If you delete it, then you will have to log in to your account on your desktop machine and check your list of saved recordings.如果你刪除它，那麼你將要登錄到您的帳戶在您的桌面上機，並檢查您的清單保存的錄音。 If you click here如果您點擊這裡 , you can see one of these pages and listen to a message I have recorded and made available especially for you, BerryReview readers. ，您可以看到一對這些網頁，並聽取一個信息，我有記錄，並提供特別為您， berryreview以饗讀者。

Of course, you don’t have to reveal those addresses to anyone if you don’t want to share any particular recording, so that remote account also serves as a remote backup stash.當然，您還沒有透露這些地址向任何人如果您不想分享任何特別的錄音，使遠程帳戶，也提供了一個遠程備份stash 。 There is one big problem with that solution, though: security by obscurity.有一個很大的問題與解決辦法，雖然：安全不了了之。 Just check the link I just mentioned and note that the file hides behind a very long numeric key.只需選中鏈接我剛才所提到的，並注意該文件的背後隱藏一段很長的數字鍵。 Change that key and you might end up finding someone else’s page, with who knows what kind of dirty secrets.改變的關鍵，你可能最終發現別人的網頁，誰知道什麼樣的骯髒秘密。 It is very difficult, the hash is pretty long, I have tried brute forcing it with dozens of random number sequences and never found any other valid address with someone else’s recordings, but that doesn’t mean it is impossible.它是非常困難的，哈希是相當長的，我曾嘗試蠻力迫使它與幾十個隨機數序列，並沒有發現任何其他有效的地址與別人的紀錄，但這並不意味著這是不可能的。 I really think we should be able to lock those storage lots with passwords.我真的覺得我們應該可以鎖定這些儲存地段與密碼。

Rise of the dictatorships 崛起的獨裁統治

We’ve seen some interesting and more or less related offerings pop up around here lately.我們已經看到一些有趣的和更多或更少相關產品彈出左右，最近在這裡。 There is有 Vlingo & Yahoo vlingo ＆雅虎 . 。 There is有 Nuance細微差別 . 。 There is有 Winscribe winscribe . 。 Why not mention為什麼不提 TeleNav telenav just to increase the list.只是為了增加名單。 And the most relevant one:和最相關的1 ： Jott jott . 。 Where did so many voice-operated applications come from this sudden?哪裡有這麼多的聲音，操作應用來自這一突如其來的？ And how does that affect VR+ ?又如何影響到虛擬現實+ ？ It affects plenty!它影響到很多！

A few months ago, RIM announced a new Blackberry OS (4.5) with several improvements, including an all-new voice recorder.幾個月前， RIM公司宣布了一項新的黑莓操作系統（ 4.5 ）與若干改進，包括一個全新的錄音。 Around the date of the announcement, I had just bought my copy of VR+ and thought that maybe I had foolishly spent my hard earned money on something I would soon have for free.周圍的日期宣布，我剛剛買了我的副本， 村代表+ ，並認為，也許我已經愚蠢地花了我的辛苦賺取的金錢，我會很快有免費的。 I was wrong.我錯了。 First, the new OS with the new voice recorder still isn’t available after several months.首先，新的操作系統與新的語音錄製，仍然無法使用經過數個月。 Second, people who have tested the new 4.5 OS describe RIM’s new voice recorder as something quite limited.第二，人誰測試新的4.5操作系統形容RIM的新的語音錄製，作為相當有限。 It can only store the recordings in the phone or media card, and it can only e-mail the recordings in its native (but exotic) AMR format. VR+ already had the ability to send the recordings through e-mail in the MP3 format.它只能存儲錄音，在電話或媒體卡，它只能以電子郵件的方式將錄音在其本土（但異國情調）的AMR格式。 虛擬現實+已經有能力來傳送錄音透過電子郵件在MP3格式。 But SHAPE Services immediately improved the VR+ experience even further with an online account where the recordings can be stored permanently.但形狀服務，立即改善了村代表+經驗，甚至進一步與網上帳戶，讓錄音，可永久儲存。 Thus VR+ was relevant again and well worth the price of admission.因此， 虛擬現實+相關再次和非常值得的價格收。

Jott jott can actually be in competition with VR+ .其實是可以在競爭中與虛擬現實+ 。 It is an automated transcription service.它是一個自動謄寫服務。 You dictate your musings into the Jott application, send it to your account and get a transcription over e-mail.您口述您的musings到jott的應用，它傳送給您的帳戶並獲得一轉錄超過電子郵件。 In theory, it’s not just as useful as a voice message application like VR+ .從理論上講，它不只是一樣有用一個語音信息的應用，例如虛擬現實+ 。 It can be more useful .它可以更為有用 。 It relieves you from the trouble of typing long messages just like VR+ , and the ability to transform dictation into text that can be copied and pasted could have many interesting and rather valuable applications other than plain simple instant communication.它免除您從麻煩，只要輸入訊息，就像虛擬現實+ ，並有能力改造聽寫到文字可以複製並粘貼，可以有很多有趣而有價值的應用以外的其他平原簡單的即時通訊。

Except for a few minor issues.除了一些枝節問題。 First off, Jott is only available to US and Canada residents, go figure why. VR+ is available worldwide or something very close to that (the usual trade embargo countries are probably excluded).首先， jott是只提供給美國和加拿大的居民，轉到數字的原因。 虛擬現實+是全世界提供或一些非常接近（一般貿易禁運的國家很可能被排除） 。 Second, Jott probably supports nothing but English and they can’t add that many languages on short notice. VR+ , however, supports whatever language or dialect both you and your recipient speak.第二， jott可能支持無關，但英語和他們不能補充一點，就是許多語言很短時間通知。 +村代表 ，不過，無論支持的語言或方言，您和您的收件人發言。 Even Klingon!甚至克林貢！ Third, Jott apparently uses some machine-based speech recognition system.第三， jott顯然是使用了一些基於計算機的語音識別系統。 How accurate can it be?如何準確，可它是什麼？ Not 100%, that’s for sure.不是百分之一百，這是肯定的。 Especially if you speak with some exotic accent.特別是如果你發言，與一些異國情調的口音。 When you use VR+ , you’re not talking to a machine.當您使用虛擬現實+ ，您談的不是一個機器。 You’re probably talking to someone you already know and is familiar enough with your distinctive speech or at least can rely on to-this-day unmatched human intelligence and lifelong training to do a very good job of understanding what you say.您可能談論某人你已經知道和熟悉不夠，與您的鮮明的講話，或至少可以靠到這天的無與倫比的人類的智慧和終身培訓，以做一個很好的工作，了解什麼，你說。

But the thing is: voice recognition seems to be all the rage now, and SHAPE Services once again have shown that they are in sync with the Zeitgeist.不過，這件事是：語音識別似乎是所有的憤怒現在，形狀和服務再次表明，他們是在同步與時代精神。 The new version 2.3 of VR+ , released just a few days ago, can upload your voice messages to新的2.3版本的村代表+ ，公佈的只是一個數天前，可以上傳您的語音郵件 iDictate idictate , a pay-as-you-go transcription service that could be looking at a lawsuit from Apple sooner than later. ，薪酬隨你去謄寫服務，可以從訴訟從蘋果遲早比晚通好。 I don’t know how accurate their service is, but the realistic prices and turnaround times suggest that they employ human beings to perform the transcription, not speech recognition software.我不知道如何準確的服務，但實際價格和周轉時間建議他們聘請人來執行的轉錄，而不是語音識別軟件。 The service is not cheap, which is very bad if you’re a cheapskate, but is probably very good if you expect professional grade quality.這項服務並不便宜，這是極壞的如果您是cheapskate ，但可能是非常好的，如果您希望與專業職系的質量。 At this point, I must apologize to our readers.在這一點上，我必須道歉，我們的讀者。 I’d love to test and evaluate the transcription services offered by iDictate , but their pay-as-you-go model require that I submit all my credit card information beforehand and let them charge my usage from it at their discretion, something I will do immediately as soon as hell freezes over.我喜歡測試和評估的轉錄所提供的服務idictate ，但他們的薪酬隨你去模型要求我提交所有我的信用卡資料在事前讓他們負責我的使用由它自行決定，我將這樣做，立即盡快地獄凍結。 I really do not trust my credit card with any company at all.我真的不信任我的信用卡與任何公司所有。 I wish I could buy transcription credits with Paypal, just like Skype credits.我想我可以購買轉錄學分與貝寶，就像Skype的學分。 That would be very nice.這將是非常好的。 Meanwhile, let this paragraph be a micro review of iDictate’s service.同時，讓這一段是一個微型的審查idictate的服務。 My verdict: I don’t like it.我的結論是：我不喜歡它。

I don’t think I am the kind of person who is going to use transcription services, but I certainly admire what SHAPE Services are doing to VR+ .我不認為我是什麼樣的人誰是要使用的轉錄服務，但我當然佩服什麼形狀的服務正在做的VR使用+ 。 They are constantly adding value to it and making it still very relevant and very useful in the face of new technologies and competitors.他們不斷增加價值，它和它仍然非常相關的和非常有用的，在面對新技術和新的競爭者。 That alone made me want to write this review.僅此，令我想寫進行這項檢討。

A warning to upgraders: I uninstalled my previous version before installing version 2.3, I don’t know if that was necessary, but I did it. 警告upgraders ：我卸載了我以前的版本，然後再安裝2.3版本，我不知道如果這是必要的，但我沒有。 Surprisingly, version 2.3 retained all my previous configuration.奇怪的是， 2.3版本保留了我所有以前的配置。 I wonder if they store configuration remotely like most RSS readers.我不知道，如果他們存儲配置遠程最喜歡的RSS閱讀器。 That is very nice, but I had a glitch: my previous recordings are no longer recognized.這是非常好的，但我有一個小故障：我以前的錄音不再承認。 My list was empty!我的名單上是空的！ The recordings are still there in my media card, but VR+ won’t list them anymore.錄音仍然存在，我在媒體卡，但村代表+不會將它們列了。 And I have no means to convert that bunch of AMR files into MP3.我沒有辦法轉換一大堆的AMR文件到MP3播放。

One last look 最後一個看看

Last and least, at least for me, VR+ supports its own concept of “themes”.最後和最不發達國家，至少對我來說， 虛擬現實+支持自己的概念， “主題” 。 I don’t care much about that kind of thing, but I know that many people do.我不照顧不多，這種事，但我知道很多人這樣做。 The version I have comes with just three of them.版本我已經談到，只要他們三人。 You’ve seen one in the beginning of this review.你看過一在開始進行這項檢討。 Here are the other two:這裡是另外兩個：

But if you google for “VR+” images, you might see other themes.但如果你的Google “輪+ ”的圖像，您可能會看到其他的主題。 I don’t know where they can be found.我不知道在這裡他們可以找到。 I wish that main pane were simply translucid and we could choose any background image we wanted. Dollars5 have done that to我想主要窗格，只是translucid ，我們可以選擇任何背景的形象，我們希望。 dollars5有做到這一點，以 their media player其媒體播放器 and I think it looks great.我認為它看起來很大。

Now a good set of configuration screenshots should give you a good idea of all options available in adapting VR+ to your preferences.現在一個很好的一套配置畫面應該給你一個好主意，所有可供選擇的方案在適應虛擬現實+您的喜好。

Pros: you can record voice memos, send voice messages by e-mail in MP3, store them in a free remote account and share them; very simple and efficient program and interface. 利弊：您可以錄製語音備忘錄，傳送語音訊息透過電子郵件在MP3播放，將它們存儲在一個自由的遠程帳戶，並分享他們;很簡單和有效率的程序和界面。

Cons: I have a reputation to look after, so here is at least one flaw: Auto Text doesn’t work in the message’s Subject line. 意見：我有一個聲譽照顧，所以這裡是至少有一個缺陷：自動文本不工作，在郵件中的主題行。

My rating: 10. 我的評價： 10 。

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