Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred offers home and small office users powerful features to maximize their productivity. After completing about 5 minutes of training, you can talk to your computer and watch your words instantly appear at 160 words per minute in virtually any Windows® based application, including Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Outlook Express, Internet Explorer and Corel WordPerfect. With Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred 9, you can launch programs, create documents and reports, and manage your desktop--all by voice! Use it to increase productivity even when you're on-the-go! Simply dictate into a ScanSoft certified Pocket PC or handheld digital recorder, and then automatically transcribe your dictated speech when you synch with your PC. Use RealSpeak Proofing to have your documents read back to you in the most natural sounding synthesized voice available, or simply have your own recorded dictation played back for you. With a 250,000 vocabulary, Dragon NaturallySpeaking represents a significant step forward in the accuracy, speed, and ease-of-use of speech recognition technology. Noise-canceling headset included.