Cheap android device with wifi for voice-to-text (or another device?)

MrDixit on 03/05/2012 - 14:17

Howdy

Working for a place that could really use automatic dictation. Cheapest / easiest way of doing this I can think of is to buy a heap of cheap android phones and install a voice-to-text app. Can use the work WIFI network to email the transcribed text. Desktop computers at work are severely locked down dumb terminals (so don't have USB / SD Card ports etc)

Need to do this on the cheap (charitable organisation).

Can anyone suggest a cheap android device (or alternative way of doing this? Perhaps there is a purpose built wifi transcriber out there somewhere?)

Thanks in advance,
MrDixit.

Find Me A Bargain

Comments

  • scrimshaw on 03/05/2012 - 14:58

    If you can get your hands on a Ice Cream Sandwich tablet, you can probably install EverNote which is a note taking app with Speech to text features (Android 4.0 versions only). Or Dragon Dictate (which is kind of inaccurate).

    I don't know how practical it is for your situation though.

    • StewBalls on 03/05/2012 - 21:43

      +1 for Dragon Naturally Speaking, I use it a lot for reports. Once you train it, it is very accurate…OOTB it's not great though! ;)

      OP, apparently they have some bluetooth option with a plantronics headset, not sure how that works though…I would just grab a digital voice recorder that can upload directly to Dragon (they have a list), record & have it transcribe for you later.

  • Kill Joy on 03/05/2012 - 16:49

    Dictation on a android device is probably going to be costly all up unless these people using it already have android devices.

    I'd look up dedicated handheld devices that specialise in translation and speech to text.

  • newox on 03/05/2012 - 20:33

    the huawei x3 should do the job

  • MrDixit on 04/05/2012 - 10:23

    Some of the guys in the office are using their personal iPHones and are happy with the results, was hoping to find a cheap-arse alternative. Will check out Huawei x3 - price looks OK but it is Android 2.2 (so not sure if voice-to-text apps are available and will be maintained?)
    StewBalls - sorry, don't think I understand your comment.
    Kill Joy - I've tried looking for dedicated devices, but haven't had a lot of joy. Maybe I don't know the right search terms.

    • scrimshaw on 04/05/2012 - 13:11

      Huawei X3 runs Gingerbread 2.3, not Froyo.

      StewBalls is referring to products like these:
      http://www.dictate.com.au/

      Not exactly the cheapest solution.

      Windows 7 actually has voice dictation built right in, so there's another alternative if any of your work computers or laptops run Windows.

      http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Use-the-dictatio…

      • MrDixit on 08/05/2012 - 20:20

        Thanks for that - might be this will do the job - will check with the lads.

        <bugger - looks like scratchpad isn't available on our install - running a thin client remote access>

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