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VXI Parrott asked us to test their latest Bluetooth microphone offering. We were initially hesitant because we've tested numerous Bluetooth microphones, like the B150 GTX and found them to be less than desirable with up to 50% of them being returned. Although a number of speech recognition/microphone vendors chose to carry the B150-GTX, Plantronics Calisto and the Andrea Electronics BT-200, we refused to carry these Bluetooth microphones because they simply didn't measure up to our standards. However, we are happy to report that we have done a complete about-face on Bluetooth not being ready for prime time. We found the BlueParrott Xpressway to be unquestionably the best Bluetooth microphone on the market and the only wireless solution we can recommend for “on the go” mobile notebook and tablet computer users. Click BlueParrott Xpressway Review if you would like to see a more in-depth review of this impressive Bluetooth microphone. Click BlueParrott Xpressway if you simply can't wait for your spouse to purchase the BlueParrott Xpressway with the KnowBrainer Inc. exclusive thickly padded neoprene zippered headset bag at the current lowest price on the Internet from a BBB accredited Nuance gold certified speech recognition/microphone solutions provider for Christmas.We apologize for this posting turning into an advertisement but we were very impressed the Xpressway’s accuracy, noise cancellation and most importantly, price! Besides being wireless, the Xpressway is less expensive than many high-end wired headsets making this choice a, pardon the pun, “KnowBrainer”!
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>>We found the BlueParrott Xpressway to be unquestionably the best Bluetooth microphone on the market and the only wireless solution we can recommend for “on the go” mobile notebook and tablet computer users.<<
Personally, I would rather communicate with an economical wired desktop in the treatment/exam room with a bt dongle and this bt mic. Notebooks and TabletsPcs are already starving for battery life. Personally, a good internal array on your TPC or Notebook, is all I need in reasonably quiet office. Combine blue tooth, with Voice and with wifi, on any mobile device and you have recipe for battery induced, mobile coma. Of course, some users will dock their devices with AC power when they dictate.
I'm excited with your findings with the BlueParrot Expressway. This device can only be better on a powerful small footprint desktop without battery limitations. I have desktops in all my treatment rooms. I would love to walk up to my desktops with a Bt send and receive and dictate into my EMR when applicable.
Chris Wilkerson, D.C. Carson Doctors Group TabletPCs in Medicine Editor-in-Chief www.MedicalTabletPC.com Home: www.Digital-Doc.com
Most desktop computers will additionally require a Bluetooth dongle such as the Anycom USB-500 but many notebook and tablet computers are ready to go. If you'd like additional information you might want to additionally check out the world's most popular Microphone Forum.
digital-doc:I may have to try one on my economic Dell Desktops- Walk and Talk with WSR, is my room to room goal.
>> sadly we still have a disappointing results when used with WSR (Windows Speech Recognition)<<
Thank you Marty.
I don't disagree with your findings, but lets define our variables, starting with the the hardware you used for your conclusion?
digital-doc:>> sadly we still have a disappointing results when used with WSR (Windows Speech Recognition)<< Thank you Marty. I don't disagree with your findings, but lets define our variables, starting with the the hardware you used for your conclusion?
We tested with a core 2 duo notebook with 3 GB RAM and Windows 7 and a Quad Core desktop with 4 GB RAM (only 3 GB addressable) with Vista Ultimate.
Bluetooth hardware tested with was the VXI Xpressway, an AnyCom 200 or 250 dongle and AnyCom software. Tested again with another Bluetooth dongle (don't have the name here at my home office on a Sunday AM) which used the Blue Soleil Bluetooth software.
Words were appearing with a slight lag of maybe 1/2 second. There was at least two to three errors per paragraph. The sound playback from a sound recorder recording was electronically dirty.
The only thing I just realized not done, was additional training. If I find a few minutes this week I will try ttha to see if it helps. It would be great if we could have an inexpensive Bluetooth wireless for WSR.
Marty
In most situations, if you experience any abnormal delay, even a short delay, it means that the speech engine is having to struggle with the conversion process which not only typically translates into slower dictation but lower overall accuracy. The fact that the playback sounded “electronically dirty” would be further evidence to that effect. Additional training will have no effect because the underlying cause has nothing to do with accuracy. You are just spinning your wheels here. The problem isn't the hardware but rather the fact that WSR wasn't written for Bluetooth input. You can do a lot with hardware but changing the rules of physics isn't one of them. You'll probably have to wait until Microsoft feels the issue is important enough for them to approve development resources but you might want to also keep in mind that WSR is essentially free so adding features to an application that is given away may not be their 1st priority. On the other hand, NaturallySpeaking’s survival depends on accuracy and features so they have a lot of incentive. This is also one of several reasons why NaturallySpeaking is a significantly better tool for professional use; especially among medical professionals.
KnowBrainer:This is also one of several reasons why NaturallySpeaking is a significantly better tool for professional use; especially among medical professionals.
Additional training will have no effect because the underlying cause has nothing to do with accuracy. You are just spinning your wheels here. The problem isn't the hardware but rather the fact that WSR wasn't written for Bluetooth input.
You are PROBABLY correct. However, it won't hurt anything nor take much time to find out definitively if the 16 kHz VXI Xpressway works or does not work.
>>The only thing I just realized not done, was additional training. <<
Did you import a custom medical vocabulary?