BlackBerry Storm Takes Dictation with MyCaption Voice Recognition

By Contributor Wireless and Mobile News on December 17, 2008 9:21 AM

Wouldn't it be nice if you could talk into your BlackBerry Storm and have it all written down for you? The MyCaption app listens when you talk and then turns it into memos, notes, email and appointments.

My Caption is now available for the BlackBerryStorm and their CEO calls it, "The perfect example of voice becoming the new keyboard."

Once the small plug-in is installed, users can begin to compose and reply to emails or sync with their enterprise networks contact management systems. Users click on "Compose (MyCaption)" or "Reply (MyCaption)" and start speaking the email. When finished click "done" and an email is sent to anyone in the user's network. MyCaption gives all users the ability to review and edit their email before sending.

In addition to the new BlackBerry Storm,MyCaption is currently supported on the BlackBerry Pearl, BlackBerry Curve and BlackBerry 8800 series smartphones.

Some key features of MyCaption include:

Three Minutes of Talk Time: MyCaption enables the business user, for the first time, to speak business-length emails comfortably, for up to three minutes. Users can include natural instructions such as 'Quote, Unquote' or 'new paragraph'.
Text Review: The voice-to-data service allows users to review your spoken email before sending via BlackBerry, with an easy-to-use text-review capability. Users can edit their text, add after-thoughts and additional insights, make corrections or change plans on the fly.
Customizable Dictionary: MyCaption for BlackBerry also offers a customizable dictionary, to fit the user's style and tone. The voice-to-data service grows with its user, offering additional conveniences such as the ability to 'learn' your industry-specific phrases and acronyms.

MyCaption has currently implemented a free, time-specific trial period where users can take MyCaption for BlackBerry for a test drive. The free trial will also enable users to get a sense of how much they use the service. MyCaption offers multiple pricing plans, which can be found here. The user is under no obligation to give their credit card upon sign-up.

Plans start at $6.95 a month or $10.00 for 20 standard messages.

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