Nuance let us know that they have made their Dragon for Email dictation application available to BlackBerry users. It lets you do everything in your email app using your voice to dictate from replying, composing, and forwarding email. There are usually some privacy concerns with apps like these since they upload your information to their servers but Nuance has a clear privacy policy that they will only upload the names and not the contact information for your contacts.
To really top everything Nuance claims it will help you type emails 5 times as fast. I don’t really buy that but in my tests it was quite convenient.
You can find the Dragon for Email app free in App World at this link. Sadly it is only currently available for the BlackBerry Tour, BlackBerry Storm and BlackBerry Storm2 on the Verizon network; the BlackBerry Bold series and BlackBerry Curve series on the AT&T network; and, the BlackBerry Curve series and the BlackBerry Bold on the T-Mobile network.
Nuance Launches Dragon Dictation for Email, Available now on BlackBerry App World
BlackBerry Smartphone Users Can Now Access the Power of Dragon to Dictate Directly into Email, Providing the Ultimate in Flexibility, Speed and Accuracy
BURLINGTON, MA – April 21, 2010 – Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced the availability of its Dragon for Email dictation application for BlackBerry® smartphones. Dragon for Email is the latest addition to Nuance’s Dragon Mobile Application family allowing BlackBerry smartphone users to easily and freely speak emails – regardless of whether they are creating, replying, or forwarding a message – keeping them continuously connected to colleagues, family and friends. The app is currently free for a limited time on BlackBerry App World™ for a variety of BlackBerry smartphones.
“The recent success of the Dragon Dictation App has produced an overwhelming response from the BlackBerry community and its huge customer base,” said Michael Thompson, senior vice president and general manager, Nuance Mobile. “BlackBerry is the ultimate mobile device for consumers and professionals who need to be able to read and respond to emails no matter where they are. With Dragon for Email, we’re now able to enhance the email capabilities that make the BlackBerry smartphone so incredibly popular.”
With Dragon for Email, spoken words are instantly transcribed, giving users the power to simply “say anything” and see their message appear up to five times faster than typing. Dragon for Email is integrated directly into the BlackBerry Email application giving people a natural, flexible way to interact with their device. People can use voice and text input interchangeably at any time to enter the contact name, subject line, or full message body.
Dragon for Email is now available in the U.S. free for a limited time on the BlackBerry App World for the BlackBerry® Tour™, BlackBerry® Storm and BlackBerry® Storm2 on the Verizon network; the BlackBerry® Bold™ series and BlackBerry® Curve series on the AT&T network; and, the BlackBerry® Curve series and the BlackBerry® Bold on the T-Mobile network. To download Dragon for Email, visit www.blackberry.com/appworld.
To learn more, visit www.dragonmobileapps.com. Also be sure to follow Nuance on Twitter @DragonTweets and @NuanceMobile, and become a Fan of Dragon Mobile Apps on Facebook.
Dragon for Email, which is based on Dragon NaturallySpeaking, the desktop dictation software trusted by millions, joins Nuance’s broad product portfolio of speech and predictive text and search solutions found in billions of phones and millions of automobiles and consumer electronic devices. Nuance’s mobile products are trusted by the world’s leading handset manufacturers and mobile operators, making them among the most pervasive mobile solutions on the market today.
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